LAUNCH: Parenting Tips for Raising Adult Children & Building Better Relationships

Send us Fan Mail If your adult child says, "I'm an adult, you can't tell me what to do" while living rent-free under your roof, doing absolutely nothing with their life, and expecting you to take care of everything – this episode might be exactly what you need. This deeply flawed and delusional statement gets thrown in the faces of kind-hearted parents who feel powerless to res...

Send us Fan Mail Have you've ever wondered if your relationship with your parents shaped how you show up as a parent today? If so, you'll find this episode very interesting.  I sat down with Marc Cameron, author of Understanding Your Attachment Style: The Path to Overcoming Unhelpful Patterns and Building Healthy Secure Relationships to explore how parents attachment patterns shape their...

Send us Fan Mail If your adult child is easily overwhelmed, has poor communication skills, struggles with most adulting responsibilities, is unwilling to leave their room and go out into the world, emotional intelligence may be the missing piece.  In this episode, we break down what emotional intelligence is, how to recognize the signs in your adult, and what you can do to manage it, for yourself...

Send us Fan Mail If your adult child is struggling to make friends, feels socially anxious, avoids real-life interactions, or seems unsure how to build meaningful connections, this episode will give you clarity and direction.  Many parents assume social skills are something young adults simply pick up, but the truth is that these skills must be understood, taught, and practiced in real life. Socia...

Send us Fan Mail If your adult child is unmotivated, uninterested, lacks direction, lives without purpose, ambition or desire to do anything with their life, this episode will speak directly to you. So many young adults today have lost their spark. They feel disconnected, bored, and uninterested in almost everything, except maybe gaming. They have no goals, no plans and no passion for anything. It...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we’re talking about the power of community, and why helping your adult child reconnect with others may be one of the most transformative steps you can take because the research is clear: meaningful relationships are the strongest predictors of happiness, mental well-being and longevity. You’ll learn what decades of studies reveal about why social connection matter...

Send us Fan Mail If you’re the parent of an adult child who has considered, possibly even attempted suicide, this episode is for you.  If your adult child is severely depressed and you worry about whether they've considered suicide, this episode is for you.  However, if this is not your adult child, I know that you will still find it incredibly interesting because my guest is not just an expe...

Send us Fan Mail Today marks one year that this podcast was born and I am celebrating it with a very special guest. In this heartfelt episode, a 25-year-old young adult shares her honest insight into what it’s really like to grow up today, the challenges, the pressures, the mental energy, the importance of communication, self-care, friendships, therapy and most importantly what young adults need f...

Send us Fan Mail Parental estrangement is one of the most painful and complex experiences a parent can go through, especially when an adult child goes no contact . It’s a situation filled with unanswered questions, shame, guilt, and the aching silence of disconnection. In this follow-up episode, we reconnect with a mother who previously shared her personal experience with estrangement from her adu...

Send us Fan Mail If you’ve tried everything and your adult child is still struggling to launch, you’re not alone. You’re part of a very large group of parents quietly suffering in silence, wondering what else they can possibly do. Today, I revisit my very first “Failure to Launch” episode and go through the 15 signs that reveal just how serious things are at home for your adult child. I explain wh...

Send us Fan Mail Isolation has quietly become one of the most serious threats to young adults today. In this episode, I’m joined by author and speaker Elaine Uskoski to talk about how loneliness and social disconnection are impacting kids today. The U.S. Surgeon General recently declared loneliness a public health crisis, warning that social isolation can raise the risk of depression, addiction, h...

Send us Fan Mail Most parents I speak to share the same story; their young adult has so much potential but struggles with low self-confidence, fear of failure, lack of motivation, anxiety, and dependence that keeps them from moving forward in life. In this episode, we’re talking about what confidence really is, how it shows up when it’s missing, and why it’s one of the most powerful traits your ad...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I sit down with transformational life coach Nicole Weston to talk about the mother wound and how the relationships we had with our mothers continue to influence our identity, our confidence, and how we show up as parents.  Nicole shares the signs that we may be carrying an unhealed mother wound, and discussed how this can affect the way we raise our own children. ...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Janet Krebs, speaker, HR consultant, educational strategist, and 4X best-selling author who empowers parents and influencers to lead with confidence, self-reliance, and heart, blending practical leadership tools with real-world parenting strategies. We talk about why parenting is leadership and how parents can raise strong, confi...

Send us Fan Mail If you grew up with a narcissistic parent or experienced childhood trauma, you may still feel the effects today most notably in how you parent your own children. In this episode of LAUNCH , I sit down with Certified Inner Child Reparenting Coach Maria Riegger to talk about how healing past trauma can not only transform the way you raise your kids but build an "unshakeable&quo...

Send us Fan Mail Are you a mature parent wondering if you’re financially prepared for retirement? Maybe you still have a few working years ahead, but you know planning for your retirement should be a priority. Or perhaps retirement is already on your mind, but you’re worried it could be delayed because your adult kids are still living at home. My guest today is Eric Mangold, founder of Argosy Weal...

Send us Fan Mail One of the hardest parts about being a parent is watching your adult child move through life feeling hopeless, stuck in a negativity loop about how bad their life is. You can’t give them confidence or purpose but you can model a practice proven by neuroscience to change the brain’s chemistry.  In this episode, I'll explain how something as simple as practicing gratitude impac...

Send us Fan Mail Resilience and emotional regulation are two of the most critical life skills a young adult needs, but how do they develop and what role do parents play? In this episode, I sit down with Miki Johnston, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 30 years of experience working with teens, young adults, and their families. Together, we explore why so many young adults today struggle...

Send us Fan Mail Divorce is never easy but what you never expected was how it would impact your adult children.  In this episode, Divorce Coach, Therapist, Mediator, and Co-Parenting Expert Jill Barnett Kaufman joins me to talk about what parents need to know when navigating divorce. We touch on so many issues; the benefits of mediation, the importance of communication, managing the change in livi...

Send us Fan Mail Sometimes the most powerful parenting lessons don’t come from experts or books, they come from the kids who have already lived through the consequences of what they didn’t get at home.  Decades ago, I read an article about a group of troubled youth who shared what they wish their parents had done differently and what they needed the most from them. Their words are just as relevant...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever heard terms like “boundaries,” “holding space,”  or “emotional co-regulation,” and thought to yourself, “They keep throwing those words around but I really don’t know what they mean." How can you ever practice something when no one really explains them? I got you. In this episode, I break down 15 of the most common therapy terms that parents of adult children of...

Send us Fan Mail If your adult child has a learning disability and feels stigmatized, unmotivated, and has a "life isn't fair" attitude, or perhaps your adult child simply makes excuses for their lacklustre life and spends a lot of time feeling sorry for themselves, you better believe this episode is for you . Michelle Steiner’s story is exactly what every parent needs to hear if th...

Send us Fan Mail The link to The Living Together Guide is here - https://parentingfx.com/product-details/product/livingtogetherguide Living with your adult child is either difficult or it's driving you crazy, but it doesn’t have to be that way. You think you've tried everything, but you've only used your words and unfortunately, they don't carry any weight.   In this episode, I...

Send us Fan Mail What if I told you that bullying and gaslighting don’t just leave emotional wounds - they actually damage the brain ? My guest today, Dr. Jennifer Fraser, is an educator, researcher, and author who has written 2 books about how these emotionally abusive experiences can rewire a child’s brain in ways that last into adulthood.  In The Bullied Brain (available now) and The Gaslit Bra...

Send us Fan Mail I asked parents of struggling adult children to tell me what they think is really going on and they delivered. In this episode, I reveal the most common worries, frustrations and obstacles that parents are seeing in their adult kids, and what they believe is truly holding them back.  If what these parents are saying resonates with you, feel free to leave a comment. If you're...