How to Raise an Emotionally Mature Child: Your Blueprint to a Lifetime of Happiness and Success for Your Child
nonfiction · First published 2026
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Lindsay C. Gibson Books in Order
Lindsay C. Gibson, PsyD, is an American clinical psychologist and psychotherapist with more than thirty years of experience in public service and private practice. Her work focuses on personal growth, emotional maturity, authentic self-development, and the effects of emotionally immature family relationships. She is the author of eight books, including the New York Times bestseller Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents, and provides training and educational resources for therapists and the general public.
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Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents
The foundational and best-known entry in Gibson's work on emotionally immature parents.
Who You Were Meant to Be: A Guide to Finding or Recovering Your Life's Purpose
The earliest standalone book and a useful starting point for Gibson's broader work on authentic self-development.
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Books by series
nonfiction-series · ongoing
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents
Lindsay C. Gibson's nonfiction series about recognizing, recovering from, and responding to emotionally immature parents and other emotionally immature people.
- 1 Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved ParentsAmazon ↗
Book 1 · nonfiction · 2015
- 2 Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents: Practical Tools to Establish Boundaries and Reclaim Your Emotional AutonomyAmazon ↗
Book 2 · nonfiction · 2019
- 3
Self-Care for Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: Honor Your Emotions, Nurture Your Self, and Live with ConfidenceAmazon ↗Book 3 · nonfiction · 2021
- 4
Disentangling from Emotionally Immature People: Avoid Emotional Traps, Stand Up for Your Self, and Transform Your Relationships as an Adult Child of Emotionally Immature ParentsAmazon ↗Book 4 · nonfiction · 2023
publisher-series · ongoing
The New Harbinger Journals for Change Series
A publisher series of guided journals combining evidence-based psychology with reflective writing practices.
- 1
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents Guided Journal: Your Space to Heal, Reflect, and Reconnect with Your True SelfAmazon ↗Book 1 · guided-journal · 2024
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (3)
- Who You Were Meant to Be: A Guide to Finding or Recovering Your Life's PurposeAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 2000
- Treating Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: A Clinician's GuideAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 2024
- How to Raise an Emotionally Mature Child: Your Blueprint to a Lifetime of Happiness and Success for Your ChildAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 2026