223. Three Mistakes Parents Make When Reconnecting with Adult Children

About this episode

Tina Gilbertson discusses common mistakes parents make when trying to reconnect with their estranged adult children.

In this thoughtful remake of Episode 3, RC Podcast host and therapist Tina Gilbertson walks listeners through some of the most common mistakes parents make when adult children become estranged. As a parent, sometimes you have to avoid words and actions that might come naturally if you want to successfully reconnect. Steering clear of anything that could make your adult child's estrangement worse is obviously important. This helpful episode will guide you away from common pitfalls, and toward more productive action. Be sure to check out the all links below after listening. For evidence-based information and tools to repair your relationship with your estranged adult child(ren), read Tina's book, Reconnecting With Your Estranged Adult Child . (Find it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2ZhetMe ) Club members can discuss this and every episode in the General Discussion forum inside the Reconnection Club. Not a member yet? Learn more and join. https://reconnectionclub.com Follow Tina Gilbertson on Substack. https://tinagilbertson.substack.com EPISODE LINKS: Reconnection Club Podcast Ep 120: Rules of Thumb Are Not Rules https://reconnectionclub.com/120 Reconnection Club Podcast Episode 144…

People in this episode

Host: Tina Gilbertson

Topics covered

• parenting
• estrangement
• reconnection
• relationships
• communication

Keywords

• estranged adult children
• reconnection
• parenting mistakes
• communication
• relationship repair

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Reconnection Club, Substack

Books & works: Reconnecting With Your Estranged Adult Child

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