Today's "kids" are taking longer to move out, tend to marry later, and are baffling their parents with issues far beyond the expertise of Spock or Ferber. In this irreverent yet essential guide, a bestselling writer and a psychotherapist - both of whom have adult children - team up to provide witty and insightful advice for the millions who need help handling a range of perilous and very adult situations, including: how to get a couch potato out of the house; when to not pay for a child's wedding; what to say about your kids' own parenting methods; and, much, much more.

About the Author
Gail Parent is an Emmy-winning television writer and producer as well as bestselling novelist. Susan Ende has been a psychotherapist in private practice for more than twenty-five years. Together they have seen it all.

Reviews
"A great book for every parent in the world except me. I don't need it. My Melissa is a perfect child. And if she continues to be really nice to me, I'm going to tell her which of my jewelry is real."-Joan Rivers

"I love this book. It begins where Dr. Spock left off. If only Mama had had it. Eunice wouldn't be so aggravated."-Carol Burnett

"This is a brilliant idea! You, Gail, are the Mother of all Mothers. Why your boys, who are adults with children of their own, left home in the first place, I'll never know. Please adopt me so I can have the funniest mum in the world."-Tracey Ullman



Book Information
ISBN 9780452297203
Author Gail Parent
Format Paperback
Page Count 304
Imprint Plume
Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
Weight(grams) 268g
Dimensions(mm) 210mm * 140mm * 17mm