Setting Boundaries with Your Adult Children »

This important and compassionate new book from the creator of the successful God Allows U-Turns series will help parents and grandparents of the many adult children who continue to make life painful for their loved ones.

Writing from firsthand experience, Allison identifies the lies that kept her, and ultimately her son in bondage—and how she overcame them. Additional real life stories from other parents are woven through the text.

A tough love book to help readers cope with dysfunctional adult children, Setting Boundaries with Your Adult Children will empower families by offering hope and healing through S.A.N.I.T.Y.—a six step program to help parents regain control in their homes and in their lives.

• S = STOP Enabling, STOP Blaming Yourself, and STOP the Flow of Money
• A = Assemble a Support Group
• N = Nip Excuses in the Bud
• I = Implement Rules/Boundaries
• T = Trust Your Instincts
• Y = Yield Everything to God

Foreword by Carol Kent (When I Lay My Isaac Down)

Foreword   Carol Kent     9
Why I Had to Write This Book     13
The Parent as Enabler
"But I'm Only Trying to Help"     27
Why We Enable, and Why We Must Stop     41
Get Smart and Take Action!     61
"But Deep Down He's Really a Good Kid"     71
The Power of Love and Forgiveness     85
The Six Steps to SANITY
"S"-STOP Your Own Negative Behavior     101
"A"-ASSEMBLE a Support Group     111
"N"-NIP Excuses in the Bud     117
"I"-IMPLEMENT Rules and Boundaries     127
"T"-TRUST Your Instincts     137
"Y"-YIELD Everything to God     143
Developing an Action Plan     153
Considering the Consequences     171
Other Vital Issues     185
When Drugs and/or Alcohol Are Involved
When Your Child Is Disabled
When Your Adult Child Is a College Student
When Little Children Are Involved
When Blended Families Come Together
Epilogue     199
Resources     209
Notes     213