Children of the Self-Absorbed: A Grown-up's Guide to Getting Over Narcissistic Parents Author: Nina W. Brown Publisher: New Harbinger (April, 2008) Paperback: 240 pages ISBN-10: 1572245611 ISBN-13: 9781572245617

Book Description
Being a parent is usually all about giving of yourself to foster your child's growth and development. But what happens when this isn't the case? Some parents dismiss the needs of their children, asserting their own instead, demanding attention and reassurance from even very young children. This may especially be the case when a parent has narcissistic tendencies or narcissistic personality disorder. From the author of Working with the Self-Absorbed and Loving the Self-Absorbed, this major revision of a self-help classic offers you a step-by-step approach to resolving conflict and building a meaningful relationship with a narcissistic parent.

Children of the Self-Absorbed, Second Edition, offers clear definitions of narcissism and narcissistic personality disorder to help you identify the extent of their parent's problem. Readers learn the different types of destructive narcissism and how to recognize their effects on relationships. With the aid of proven techniques, you are assured that they are not helpless against their parent's behavior, and that they needn't consider giving up on the relationship. Instead, realistic strategies and steps are suggested for learning to set mutually agreed upon behaviors that can help fulfill the needs and expectations of both you and their parents.

About the Author
Nina Brown, Ed.D., LPC, NCC, is professor of counseling at Old Dominion University. Her area of expertise is the effects of narcissism on relationships.  Brown is the author of ten books, including Children of the Self-Absorbed, Working with the Self-Absorbed and Whose Life is it Anyway?