Children of the SelfAbsorbed, Nina W. Brown, Ed.D., LPC
Children of the SelfAbsorbed, Nina W. Brown, Ed.D., LPC
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Children of the Self-Absorbed
A Grown-Up's Guide to Getting Over Narcissistic Parents

Author: Nina W. Brown, Ed.D., LPC

Narrator: Lisa Reneé Pitts

Unabridged: 7 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/30/2011

Synopsis

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 a step-by-step approach to resolving conflict and building a meaningful relationship with a narcissistic parent.

The second edition of Children of the Self-Absorbed offers clear definitions of narcissism and narcissistic personality disorder to help you identify the extent of your parent's problem. You'll learn the different types of destructive narcissism and how to recognize their effects on relationships. With the aid of proven techniques, you'll discover that you're not helpless against your parent's behavior and that you 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 you fulfull your needs and expectations.

About Nina W. Brown, Ed.D., LPC

Nina W. Brown, Ed.D., LPC, is a professor and eminent scholar in the Educational Leadership and Counseling Department at Old Dominion University. An expert on narcissism's effects on relationships, she is the author of many books, including Children of the Self-Absorbed, Working with the Self-Absorbed, and Whose Life Is It Anyway?

Reviews

Goodreads review by Juanita on July 13, 2013

I liked the book and found it very helpful in identifying maternal narcissism. Unfortunately this book advocates that the adult child put up with the abuse because the adult will never recognize their own narcissistic and abusive behavior. Since they are unable to change, the best one can do is adap......more

Goodreads review by Rua on May 04, 2013

Eye-opening, heartbreaking, and empowering at the same time. I am an adult child of a narcissistic mother and have lived my life being told what to think, do, and say. Any deviation was to be called bad, or bitch, or useless, or have to her say to me face 'I wish you were a better person'. I'd alway......more

Goodreads review by Kate on May 07, 2015

I've read Children of the Self-Absorbed and Disarming the Narcissist and Children of the SA was far better. This book was a very practical approach to dealing with narcissistic parents as an adult. The first few chapters covered what narcissism is so those pieces are a bit repetitive if you've read......more

Goodreads review by Gloria on March 04, 2008

A book that changed my life in my forties. What more can I say.......more

Goodreads review by Lucimar on September 18, 2012

So....I bought this book to try to "understand" my mother and somehow (possibly) moved towards forgiveness. sometimes when reading a chapter I'd forget it started to read to get to know my mother, it sounded like I was reading about ME. Chances are, if you had a narcissistic parent, some of those qu......more

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