One repeated concern of parents is the fear that their actions, if too harsh, may lead their son or daughter to cut them off. This fear is not
What’s Wrong with Enabling?
Enabling is a neutral noun that can help or hinder a young adult’s development and transition to responsible independence. One definition from the
How to Show Unconditional Love to Your Young Adult
To successfully launch a young adult, we must support their independence and self-sufficiency while retaining the caring bond we all want to have with
A Letter from A Grieving Mother
A good number of the parents I work with have sons or daughters who are using some illegal psychoactive drug. In many cases, this is marijuana, which,
I Found a Letter
After her mother died, a colleague found a letter tucked away in her mother’s jewelry box. Here’s her discovery: I found a letter two weeks after
Teaching a Child How to Ride a Bicycle
Excerpt for my book submitted for publication entitled: The Launch Code: Loving and Letting Go of Our Adult Children It occurred to me the other
Parents of Young Adults: Why We Suffer
“Making the decision to have a child - it is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body. ” ― Elizabeth
In the End, Love Must Win
My mother passed away on May 2nd of this year (2021) at the age of 100. This past year has been a time of letting go as both my wife's mother and my
Parents – Try Saying Goodbye to Your Young Adult with a Letter
“I am so glad I told my son how much I loved him before I let him go to live with his father.” These were the words of a mother who experienced the