Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents

By Lindsay C. Gibson

Categories: Parenting & Relationships, Self-Help

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents (2015) is a self-help book by clinical psychologist Lindsay C. Gibson for adults who grew up with parents who were emotionally distant, rejecting or self-involved. Gibson describes four types of emotionally immature parents and how their children adapt, often as internalizers or externalizers. She explains how these patterns carry into adult relationships and offers ways to recognize them, set limits, stop seeking approval that will not come and build a stronger sense of self.

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• Ryan Holiday: “Adult children of emotionally immature parents. That's a great one.”