One of my favorite scenes in the movie, The Help, is when the nanny says to the little girl, “You is kind. You is smart. You is important.” Everyone needs someone who believes in them like that and shows them who they can be. Words are so powerful. We have the ability to instill in our grown kids a confidence to tackle…
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“Keep a tether of love.” – Jim Daly, President of Focus on the Family Are you going through a difficult season with your young adult? During one of my not-so-fun parenting seasons, I heard Jim Daly, the president of Focus on the Family, say something that resonated with me, “Keep a tether of love.” It became the yardstick by which…
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Wanting to delay adulthood and taking longer to settle into a career is a typical scenario for most young adults today. As you come alongside your grown child during this difficult season, make sure you’re not trying to control or fix them in the process. One recently divorced young adult friend of mine said to her parents, “I just want…
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Is your grown child struggling with adulting? If you’re like me, one of the culprits could be that you’re helping them too much. Overparenting is so pervasive in American culture, that without realizing it, I also found myself part of the helicopter parent club. Thankfully, mine is a little helicopter. I’ve seen some black hawk parents. Now that’s some serious…
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“Eye contact. Focused attention. A time for no one else but her. Even in small amounts, this regular contact speaks volumes of love to a child. Make it important. Make it happen.” -Carol Barnier, Engaging Today’s Prodigal