Coping With Your Difficult Older Parent

While it's rare for adults to change their ways late in life, you can stop the vicious merry-go-round of anger, blame, guilt and frustration. For the first time, here's a common-sense guide from professionals, with more than two decades in the field, on how to smooth communications with a challenging parent. Filled with practical tips for handling contentious behaviors and sample dialogues for some of the most troubling situations, this book addresses many hard issues, including: - How to tell your parent he or she cannot live with you. - How to avoid the cycle of nagging and recriminations - How to prevent your parent's negativity from overwhelming you. - How to deal with an impaired parent who refuses to stop driving. - How to asses the risk factors in deciding whether a parent is still able to live alone.