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From JANET WOITITZ, the author of the New York Times bestseller Adult Children of Alcoholics and famed social skills trainer ALAN GARNER- a wonderful book that affirms and encourages AcoAs by developing your skills for living.
Imagine how good you would feel if:
You could stand up for yourself without losing your temperYou could make a decision without second guessing yourselfYou didn’t have a sense of worthlessness every time someone criticized youYou could learn how to establish and defend boundariesIn Lifeskills for Adult Children you can learn how to do these things and more. This book is designed specifically for Adult Children and teaches skills to make your complex adult life easier, while improving your sense of self-worth. Examples are provided to help clarify the lessons and exercises are given to help you practice your new skills.
So, if you have difficulty:
Making contact with othersExpressing feelingsAsking for what you wantGiving others what they want Solving problemsAsking others to change their behavior Handling criticism Saying no and sticking with itFind out why Lifeskills for Adult Children is praised by so many readers. Click on the “Look inside” feature above the picture of the cover on top of this page and sample the book.
From the Publisher


There is nothing wrong with you, but there is something missing
Adult children of alcoholics: adults who are chronologically adults but whose emotional growth has been disrupted because they come from profoundly troubled families.
In a functional family the adults teach younger members the skills they need to “do life”. In a dysfunctional family those skills were never learned.
Woititz and Garner teach you the skills you need to make life work including how to:
– meet people and make friends.
– identify your feelings and express them.
– set up boundaries and defend them.
– work out your problems with others.
– handle criticism.
– end visits, conversations or relationships.
Publisher : Health Communications, Inc.
Publication date : January 1, 1990
Language : English
Print length : 224 pages
ISBN-10 : 1558740708
ISBN-13 : 978-1558740709
Item Weight : 6.4 ounces
Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.7 x 8.5 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #414,599 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #92 in Recovery by Adult Children of Alcoholics #336 in Codependency (Books) #544 in Alcoholism Recovery
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