Most likely your young adult will not be living at home in five years, especially if they have anything to say about it. When I ask this question of
Coronavirus: What Parents Should Do as College Students Return Home, Part I
The necessary return home of young adults in the face of covid-19 is daunting. This event is especially true at a time when these young people are
How to Connect With Your Young Adult by Listening
The first foundational practice that will enable our young adults to leave in a healthy way is that of connecting. Kids don’t leave well if they leave
Parental Practices that Support a Successful Launch of Your Young Adult
The left side of the graphic above illustrates the practices that parents need to strengthen to successfully let go and launch their young adult. The
“NO” is Not a Four-Letter Word
As the song goes - "sorry is the hardest word." But for many parents of teens and young adults, "no" is the hardest word. We often have trouble saying
Parents: Walk Side-by-Side with Your Young Adult
Don’t walk behind me, I may not lead, don’t walk in front of me., I may not follow, just walk beside me -Albert Camus As new parents, we walk behind
Dear Parents: This is Not Your Father’s Buick & Today’s Young Adults are Not Like You Were as a Young Adult!
What’s the Matter with Kids These Days? Similar statements can be traced back to comments adults made in antiquity. Are today’s young people-