Before I move on to point #6 in my Top 10 List for Parents of Young Adults, I want to take a brief interlude to talk about an issue that parents of young adults often deal with: Caring for aging parents. No wonder when we are in our 40's, 50's and 60's we are often […]

I was talking with my parents the other day about this idea of not using guilt in our relationships, especially the relationships between parents and grown children. My mom, who happened to be in a hospital bed at the moment with wicked bronchitis, perked up when the topic of parents using guilt arose. She gathered […]

Point #7 in my Top Ten List for Parenting Young Adults is No Guilt. Do not try to make your kids feel guilty about the amount of time they spend or don't spend with you. It doesn't work. "Ok," you might say … "If I can't use guilt, what do I do instead? What if […]

“A dysfunctional family is any family with more than one person in it.” (Mary Karr)

One last bit of writing on point #9 in my Top 10 List for Parenting Adult Children … Be Honest. Be honest with your adult children about failures, struggles, mistakes and confusion from your own life journey. It helps them to not feel so alone or lost as they navigate the rough waters of young […]

Still making my way through this teaching's Top 10 List - Friends and Family: When We're All Grown Up #9 on my list is Be Honest. One of the topics my adult daughter is happy we have been honest about is our gene pool. What weirdnesses might she have inherited? On a light note, she […]