Poisonous parenting : toxic relationships between parents and their adult children / [edited by] Shea M. Dunham, Shannon B. Dermer, and Jon Carlson.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Shannon B. Dermer and Shea M. Dunham -- Compassionate parenting: the antidote to poisonous parenting / Patricia A. Robey and Catherine Ford Sori -- Parental presence: an interpersonal neurobiology approach to healthy relationships netween adults and their parents / Hannah R. Farber and Daniel J. Siegel -- A brain-based understanding from the cradle to the grave / Sondra Godstein and Susan Thau -- Creating secure attachment: a model for creating healthy relationships / Shea M. Dunham and Scott R. Woolley -- Couples relationships / Len Sperry -- Father-son relationships / Melanie H. Mallers, Matt Englar-Carlson, and Jon Carlson -- Disconnection and parenting: a relational-cultural perspective / Judith V. Jordan -- Addressing poisonous parenting within the African American community: a systems approach / Jennifer I. Durham -- Honor they parents? a religious perspective on poisonous parenting / Donald J. Olund -- Saving oneself: forgiving the poisonous parent as an act of kindness to oneself and future generations / Terry Hargrave -- Helping clients become compassionate parents, partners, and friends / Shannon B. Dermer and Shea M. Dunham