{"id":8935,"date":"2022-07-21T15:19:05","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T15:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testv26.demowebsitelinks.com\/harps\/?page_id=8935"},"modified":"2026-01-26T22:25:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T22:25:22","slug":"about-the-book","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/testv92.demowebsitelinks.com\/Harold-L-Koch\/about-the-book\/","title":{"rendered":"About The Book"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8935\" class=\"elementor elementor-8935\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4915d6f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wd-section-disabled\" data-id=\"4915d6f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f1ab53\" data-id=\"0f1ab53\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45fa68d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45fa68d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About The Book<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9b9d3fd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wd-section-disabled\" data-id=\"9b9d3fd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eeba452\" data-id=\"eeba452\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b725f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b725f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About The Book<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3f1c50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f3f1c50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Can We Talk With Adult Children (50\u201370 Yrs. 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Koch wrote this book for aging parents navigating difficult conversations with adult children in a world that often feels fractured. At eighty-four, he combines decades of observation, personal experience, and scholarly study to offer guidance that is both practical and thoughtful.<\/p><p>Central to the book is the <strong>Blueprint<\/strong>, a structured approach that blends preparation, evidence, and nuanced communication. Harold shows how careful planning, facts, and perspective can turn tense conversations into opportunities for understanding. Each chapter pairs lessons with modernized Aesop-style fables, such as <em>\u201cThe \u2018Dad\u2019 Who Cried Wolf\u201d<\/em>, providing memorable examples of strategy and timing in action.<\/p><p>The book addresses challenging topics like religion, politics, and science, as well as daily realities of aging, including driving, estate planning, and financial safeguards. 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