Category: Teens & Young Adults
Adult Children Living at Home: Set Boundaries & Stay Connected
Posted onIs your little boy or girl all grown up? Are you struggling to have a positive, productive relationship with your adult child? Once your child is 18, you are no longer legally required to support him. […]
Connect with Teens: 5 Steps to Better Communication
Posted onThe teenage years are crucial to a person’s healthy development, but they can be daunting to parents. While teens are seeking more independence, parents are grasping for connection. This disconnect can result in a lot of […]
How to get out of a lifetime of co-dependence and over supporting kids over 50
Posted onIf you are actually supporting your adult children who are over 50 years old and perceive that support to be co-dependence, I encourage you to do a few things: Consider what you are getting out of […]
Adult children – I feel like he/she could do so much better..
Posted onMy daughter is postponing payment of her student loans. I’m concerned about the interest accumulating. I’m also concerned with her job choice – she makes money as an online burlesque dancer. I feel like she could […]
What do you do when you’re child comes home after graduating college?
Posted onMy daughter has a full time job, but because of loans can’t afford to move out of our home. It’s so hard not to make comments on what she’s spending money on and her decisions. Any […]
Does Ignoring Your Children Work?
Posted onIgnore misbehavior whenever possible – especially attention seeking misbehaviors like: whining, complaining, moping or “water power.” Two potential problems with ignoring – Child may raise the ante – the misbehavior gets worse before it gets better. […]
Get Ready to be a Positive Parent for your Teen
Posted onYou might be wondering if there is anything you can do now to get ready for the big change. Adolescents can be a magnet for your own unresolved childhood issues. One of my heroes, Dan Siegel, […]
