Setting boundaries with your aging parents

This important book from the author of Setting Boundaries with Your Adult Children (more than 40,000 sold) will help adult children who long for a better relationship with their parents but feel trapped in a never-ending cycle of chaos, crisis, or drama. With keen insight and a passion to empower adult children, Allison charts a trustworthy roadmap through the often unfamiliar territory of setting boundaries with parents while maintaining personal balance and avoiding burnout. Through the use of professional advice, true stories, and scriptural truth, readers learn how to apply the "6 Steps to SANITY": S -STOP your own negative behavior A -ASSEMBLE a support group N -NIP excuses in the bud I -IMPLEMENT rules and boundaries T -TRUST your instincts Y -YIELD everything to God Resources are available at the ministry website: www.settingboundaries.com

Why I'm writing this book -- Finding the balance between burnout and respect -- The road to burnout -- Stop the insanity! -- It's all about change and choice -- "But I'm only trying to help" -- The motivation behind the madness -- Pain from the past -- Toxic elders -- destructive choices -- The power of love and forgiveness -- R.e.s.p.e.c.t -- When your parent becomes dependent -- The sibling situation -- Financial fallout -- The six steps to sanity: how to set healthy boundaries -- Stop your own negative behavior -- Assemble a support group -- Nip excuses in the bud -- Implement rules and boundaries -- Trust your instincts -- Yield everything to God -- The dawn of a new beginning -- Put it in writing -- Stress triggers -- Expectations -- Consequences -- Sowing and reaping -- A message from Allison -- Sample letters/scripts.