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For more than thirty years, veteran clinical psychologist Ellen Weber Libby has been helping successful, often-powerful clients in Washington, DC--a place known for its outsized personalities--deal with their personal problems. One pattern that has emerged out of some 60,000 hours of therapy is what she calls the favorite child complex. In this groundbreaking book, she describes in intimate detail how being the favorite child can confer both great advantages and also significant emotional handicaps. While many of Dr. Libby's clients are successful because of their favorite-child status--they have been brought up to believe that they can do anything and are unafraid of challenges-- they suffer from an array of personality problems. Behind the outward appearance of money, power, charm, and attractive looks, they feel an intense pressure to maintain the façade at all costs. Sometimes their ability to tell the truth becomes shaky; sometimes their intimate relationships are elusive. In a series of chapters that offer insightful vignettes from actual therapy sessions (the identities of clients are disguised), Dr. Libby explores why parents, consciously or unconsciously, choose a favorite child, as well as the long-term effects of being the favorite son or daughter of either or both parents. She also discusses family situations where parents have successfully made each of their children feel favored and have instilled in their children a healthy emotional balance. She details parental skills and family processes that increase the likelihood of this type of success and that, most importantly, reduce the risk of the favorite child's curse--power corrupted. Illuminating for adults trying to come to terms with their own emotional baggage as well as parents seeking the best way to rear their children, The Favorite Child makes for rewarding reading.

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Publisher
Prometheus Books, Publishers
ISBN-10
1591027624
ISBN-13
9781591027621
eBay Product ID (ePID)
73292979

Product Key Features

Book Title
Favorite Child : How a Favorite Impacts Every Family Member for Life
Author
Ellen Weber Libby
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Personal Growth / General, General, Clinical Psychology, Interpersonal Relations
Publication Year
2010
Genre
Self-Help, Psychology, Health & Fitness
Number of Pages
302 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.1in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
11.9 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Rc569.5.E48l53 2010
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""American history is full of great achievers brought down by self-regard, fantasies of invulnerability, and indifference to the truth. Psychologist Ellen Weber Libby has witnessed such personal dramas over three decades of clinical practice in the nation's capital and in thoughtful observation of the American scene. Now, she distills her insights in an important volume of wide interest not only to her fellow therapists but also to scholars in many fields and to everyone - parents and children - concerned about the quality of our intertwined private and public lives...."--Robert A. Gross, James L. and Shirley A. Draper Professor of Early American History, University of Connecticut"Dr. Libby's illuminating exploration and her understanding of the profound and complex issues of being a favorite child challenge us all to be more thoughtful and aware of our impact on a child's eventual character, expectations, and performance in the world. Powerful and provocative, this is a must read."--Ellen Schiff, PhD, psychologist in private practice, Bethesda, MD, "American history is full of great achievers brought down by self-regard, fantasies of invulnerability, and indifference to the truth. Psychologist Ellen Weber Libby has witnessed such personal dramas over three decades of clinical practice in the nation's capital and in thoughtful observation of the American scene. Now, she distills her insights in an important volume of wide interest not only to her fellow therapists but also to scholars in many fields and to everyone parents and children concerned about the quality of our intertwined private and public livesâ€¦." -Robert A. Gross, James L. and Shirley A. Draper Professor of Early American History, University of Connecticut "Dr. Libby's illuminating exploration and her understanding of the profound and complex issues of being a favorite child challenge us all to be more thoughtful and aware of our impact on a child's eventual character, expectations, and performance in the world. Powerful and provocative, this is a must read." -Ellen Schiff, PhD, psychologist in private practice, Bethesda, MD
Copyright Date
2010
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2009-039242
Dewey Decimal
649/.64
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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