Failure to launch has become a buzzword to describe stereotypical young adults stuck in the basement of their parent’s home and making no progress toward accepting adult responsibilities. It was popularized by the movie Failure to Launch, starring Matthew McConaughey. Google the phrase, and you will find it’s not a formal diagnosis but is referred to as […]





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Parents Letting Go provides counseling and resources for parents of adult children. Dr. Jack Stoltzfus – America’s Launch Coach – has a mission to provide help to parents of young adults in the process of letting go and launching their young adult children. Managing this push and pull process by both parents and young adults has become more complicated and challenging.
Both parties are taking longer to say goodbye. Parents and their young adult children are closer these days than past generations. But this often strains the letting go process. According to an article in Psychology Today, more than half of children ages 18-24 live with their parents. Living at home is now the number one living arrangement for young adults between the ages of 18-34 (US Census Bureau).
Counseling and educational resources for parents of adult children can be difficult to find. Parents Letting Go is a growing resource for all the issues parents face with adult children. Whether it’s a failure to launch, communication gaps, or information on how to handle disagreements, Parents Letting Go has it covered.

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Am I a “Good Enough” Parent?
Being a parent is one big guilt trip. Parents are the guiltiest segment of our population. We put much pressure on ourselves to be excellent parents, but our kids often don’t live up to our aspirations. Comparisons to other parents on or outside social media cause us to wonder where we have gone wrong. In […]

4 Tips to Help Your Young Adult “Get Out”
Most parents who have young adults languishing at home with little motivation have no doubt thought, if not threatened, to kick them out. Often when I tell people what I do, I hear a statement like – “just give them the boot.” But I am not talking about that type of “get out” message. Such […]