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# Toxic Parents: Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming Your Life

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Review: A MUST READ FOR EVERYONE!!! - I LOVE THIS BOOK, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK FOR EVERYONE TO READ!!! 💜 💕 ❤️ IT CAN OPEN YOUR EYES. MIND, AND HEART, TO HELP YOU START TO UNDERSTAND THE WHYS ABOUT YOURSELF. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO ANYONE WHO PLANS ON BEING A PARENT AND TO PARENTS OF ANY AGE!!! A MUST READ FOR EVERYONE!!!
Review: Groundbreaking and Not to be MIssed! - Toxic Parents is a great resource for anyone who is suffering abuse at the hands of a parent. Susan Forward is an internationally recognized therapist and writer, who has also hosted her own ABC talk radio program. As the director of Luke 17: 3 Ministries, a ministry for Adult Daughters of Abusive or Controlling Birth-Families, I must say that, next to the Bible itself, I have found Toxic Parents to be an invaluable resource for dealing with relatives who will destroy you if you allow it. When you love a family member, and treat them with love, it is hard to understand, or believe, that they would return your love with abuse and maliciousness. But unfortunately, that is reality for many of us, and this book helps us to come to terms with that, and protect ourselves from our family's destructiveness. Do your parents still treat you like a child? Do they control you with threats or guilt or manipulate you with money? Does it seem that no matter what you do, it's never good enough? As a child, did you have to take care of your parents because of their problems? Do you still? Toxic Parents explains the dynamics of a dysfunctional family in a very easy-to-read format. Types of toxic parents are discussed in detail, such as inadequate parents, controllers, alcoholics, verbal, physical, and sexual abusers, as well as the family system and why parents behave this way. Some topics covered are: Spoken and Unspoken Rules, Obedience No Matter What, I Don't Know Where You End and I Begin, No One in This Family is an Alcoholic, The Family Balancing Act, and Fear of Anger. We are shown the rigid mechanisms by which toxic parents cope, such as Denial, Projection (accusing or blaming the child), Sabotage, Triangling (confiding in or enlisting the child against someone else), and Keeping Secrets. The reader is given steps to reclaim her life and instruction on assertiveness, how to state what you are or are not willing to do, and how to confront your parent, including old, ill, or deceased parents. The chapters on confrontation are especially valuable, teaching what to expect and how to handle your parents' reactions( 'It never happened', 'It was your fault','I said I was sorry', 'We did the best we could','Look what we did for you', etc.), as well as your siblings' reactions and reactions from other assorted relatives. Toxic Parents teaches you that you are not responsible for your parents' behavior, teasing, neglect, abuse, or unhappiness, their problems, or their choice to do nothing to solve their problems. Your parents are responsible for their own lives and their own actions. This book will help you decide what kind of a relationship, if any, you can have with your parents. It helped me recognize much of what was going on in my own dysfunctional birth-family, and is a very valuable tool for anyone who needs help in understanding and freeing herself from a situation that is poisoning her life. It will open your eyes- and I highly recommend it to anyone dealing with "parent" issues in their adult lives.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #35,528 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #30 in Parent & Adult Child Relationships (Books) #36 in Abuse Self-Help #212 in Interpersonal Relations (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (4,093) |
| Dimensions  | 5.2 x 0.8 x 8.2 inches |
| Edition  | Reprint |
| ISBN-10  | 0553381407 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0553381405 |
| Item Weight  | 9.4 ounces |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 324 pages |
| Publication date  | January 2, 2002 |
| Publisher  | Bantam |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A MUST READ FOR EVERYONE!!!
*by S***! on December 4, 2025*

I LOVE THIS BOOK, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK FOR EVERYONE TO READ!!! 💜 💕 ❤️ IT CAN OPEN YOUR EYES. MIND, AND HEART, TO HELP YOU START TO UNDERSTAND THE WHYS ABOUT YOURSELF. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO ANYONE WHO PLANS ON BEING A PARENT AND TO PARENTS OF ANY AGE!!! A MUST READ FOR EVERYONE!!!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Groundbreaking and Not to be MIssed!
*by S***I on October 16, 2004*

Toxic Parents is a great resource for anyone who is suffering abuse at the hands of a parent. Susan Forward is an internationally recognized therapist and writer, who has also hosted her own ABC talk radio program. As the director of Luke 17: 3 Ministries, a ministry for Adult Daughters of Abusive or Controlling Birth-Families, I must say that, next to the Bible itself, I have found Toxic Parents to be an invaluable resource for dealing with relatives who will destroy you if you allow it. When you love a family member, and treat them with love, it is hard to understand, or believe, that they would return your love with abuse and maliciousness. But unfortunately, that is reality for many of us, and this book helps us to come to terms with that, and protect ourselves from our family's destructiveness. Do your parents still treat you like a child? Do they control you with threats or guilt or manipulate you with money? Does it seem that no matter what you do, it's never good enough? As a child, did you have to take care of your parents because of their problems? Do you still? Toxic Parents explains the dynamics of a dysfunctional family in a very easy-to-read format. Types of toxic parents are discussed in detail, such as inadequate parents, controllers, alcoholics, verbal, physical, and sexual abusers, as well as the family system and why parents behave this way. Some topics covered are: Spoken and Unspoken Rules, Obedience No Matter What, I Don't Know Where You End and I Begin, No One in This Family is an Alcoholic, The Family Balancing Act, and Fear of Anger. We are shown the rigid mechanisms by which toxic parents cope, such as Denial, Projection (accusing or blaming the child), Sabotage, Triangling (confiding in or enlisting the child against someone else), and Keeping Secrets. The reader is given steps to reclaim her life and instruction on assertiveness, how to state what you are or are not willing to do, and how to confront your parent, including old, ill, or deceased parents. The chapters on confrontation are especially valuable, teaching what to expect and how to handle your parents' reactions( 'It never happened', 'It was your fault','I said I was sorry', 'We did the best we could','Look what we did for you', etc.), as well as your siblings' reactions and reactions from other assorted relatives. Toxic Parents teaches you that you are not responsible for your parents' behavior, teasing, neglect, abuse, or unhappiness, their problems, or their choice to do nothing to solve their problems. Your parents are responsible for their own lives and their own actions. This book will help you decide what kind of a relationship, if any, you can have with your parents. It helped me recognize much of what was going on in my own dysfunctional birth-family, and is a very valuable tool for anyone who needs help in understanding and freeing herself from a situation that is poisoning her life. It will open your eyes- and I highly recommend it to anyone dealing with "parent" issues in their adult lives.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ One of the best books on dysfunctional family units and dealing with childhood trauma
*by R***A on July 28, 2018*

"As you gain more control over your past and present relationship with your parents, you will discover that your other relationships, especially your relationship with yourself, will improve dramatically. You will have the freedom, perhaps for the first time, to enjoy your own life." Perfect parents do not exist. As humans, we make mistakes on a daily basis, and parents are human beings after all. They have their own set of problems and ways to deal with them. But some parents, either by omission or commission, manage to wound their children causing them issues that will haunt them into their adult lives, influencing their relationships, careers, studies, dreams, and ultimately their perception of themselves and the way they see and interact with the world. The first half of the book describes the mechanics behind different types of dysfunctional family units (inadequates, controllers, addicts, verbal/physical/sexual abusers) and how these dynamics affect children. The second half offers the tools the make a positive change, in both cognition and action, to reclaim the sense of self and worth. The first step in overcoming trauma is having proper knowledge and understanding how it operates, and this book is a total spot on. It's by far one of the greatest work I've read on the subject. It's validating, reassuring and empowering. The author wrote it using a compassionate voice, but I must warn caution and ease while reading. Some parts of the book will be highly triggering for some people because it contains several experiences of the author's clients, to exemplify each of the situations and also to demonstrate that no matter how hard your upbringing was, you are not alone. I would recommend this book not only to those who had a toxic family but to anyone who decides to start their own family, as a reference point to healthy parenting and care giving.

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