Failure to launch (FTL) is popularly defined as “the inability to be independent and self-reliant.” Matthew McConaughey starred in a movie entitled
A Few Tips for Parents of Young Adults with Special Needs
"My twenty-one-year-old daughter with Asperger's and learning disabilities is living with us, but what would she do if something happened to us?" As
Road Trips can Foster a More Adult-to-Adult Connection with Your Young Adult
Road trips I took with my father when I was a teenager and even into college years were special. These were typically his sales calls, where I got to
4 Tips for Helping Your Young Adult Find their Purpose
Ask this question to a young adult, and you will likely get "the deer in the headlights" look! Although 87% of teens believe life has a purpose, only
Parents – Love Them Out. Don’t Kick Them Out.
It is a false dichotomy to assume that you can't usher your young adult out of the house but still love them. Love and letting go are not mutually
Parents Overwhelmed by the Pandemic – Take A Big Picture Approach
As parents see young adults move from the "I'm home" stage to the "I'm staying home" stage, greater endurance and resilience will be needed. Knowing
Parental Stress in the Era of COVID-19
We are looking out the windows of our lives and see a world we don’t recognize. One of my clients said that he “was grieving the world he knew” and
Parents who Wonder Where They Went Wrong with their Young Adult Need to Re-Evaluate False Assumptions
Perhaps the most repeated phrase by parents of young adults after "why do they act that way?" is "where did we go wrong?" As a young adult, I heard
Parents, Have You Let Go? Take the Quiz
Parents need to let go of their young adults and establish a new source of fulfillment and satisfaction in life. Parents, starting with boomers, have