Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay C. Gibson

24 reviews

mads_reads_books's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Addiction, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Grief, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders

grace_b_3's review against another edition

This is basically The 5 Love Languages, but for parenting. The first couple chapters seemed to have some alright advice for coping with a difficult childhood, but as the book went on, the lack of psychological backing for its framework became evident. I don’t know why the author insisted on emotional maturity, when some of the behavior described seems to have more to do with abusive childhoods and/or attachment, both of which are well-studied. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse

julleah's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Bullying, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

glitterdeww's review against another edition

informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

An informative read that can shed light on past and present relationships.  While the author does mention various aspects of mental health and neurodivergence, the book sticks so closely to the concepts of emotional maturity that I felt some nuance may have been lost while discussing all that makes up an individual person. Some of the examples felt a bit black and white, also shirking nuance for the sake of a crystal clear analogy. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Child abuse

glassdanse's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

I think a lot of people would benefit from reading this, even if they themselves are not the children of emotionally immature parents. it isn't an easy read for sure, it made me cry many times and brought up some painful memories. equally, it felt freeing to be so validated, to be finally able to describe my experiences and to get some tangible coping mechanisms for the future.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Domestic abuse

hale7's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

Really helpful for people looking to understand their emotionally immature and/or malignant narcissist parents or guardians. Doesn’t hold enough nuance for people of the global majority. Most of the emphasis on the book is how to maintain a relationship with these parents, and didn’t spend enough time on adult children who have already done these steps and are needing to move to low/no contact. Attachment theory would be a helpful addition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Child abuse, and Gaslighting

aclinton13's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Grief, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, and Mental illness

cigarete_smoke's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

shima707's review against another edition

Disturbingly useful

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Content Warnings

Minor: Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Abandonment, and Emotional abuse

_maddy_'s review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Child abuse