This is a must read for parents! What a fantastic book!The best way to articulate the importance of boundaries is to use the natural boundaries that are supplied by life and circumstance. Water is a natural boundary for fish just as bedrooms are a natural boundary for families and roommates. Overstepping these boundaries can be offensive, dangerous and even life threatening.Dr. Henry Cloud is an American Christian self help author. His 1992 Boundaries book sold two million copies and evolved into a five-part series. Cloud was born in 1956 in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Cloud has a BS in psychology from Southern Methodist University and a PhD in clinical psychology from Biola University (1987).Dr. John Townsend was born in 1952 and grew up in Wilson, North Carolina. Townsend holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology with honors from North Carolina State University, a Master of Theology degree with honors from Dallas Theological Seminary, and a PhD degree in clinical psychology from Rosemead School of Psychology at Biola University.He co-founded a Clinic that operated treatment centers in 35 cities in the western US