LAUNCH: Parenting Tips for Raising Adult Children & Building Better Relationships
If you’re a parent of a young adult, are these questions keeping you up at night;
How can I become the best parent to my kids? How can I improve my communication with them? How can we connect better? How can I help them to become more confident, resilient and independent? What can I do to motivate them? Why don't they respect me? Why don't they want to hang out with me?
If you're searching for these answers, this podcast is for you. I'm Shari Jonas and this is LAUNCH. Where I offer honest, no BS parenting tips that will help you to raise your adult child with confidence (regardless of whether they're living with you or on their own) and become the best parent you can be.
I address the most relevant, challenging and deeply personal issues that parents are facing with their young adults. Each episode offers real-life stories, research-based strategies, and no BS advice that will help you to become the parent that your adult child ALWAYS turns to, someone they love to spend time and, someone who will guide them to becoming confident, resilient, independent and capable of thriving in the world.
Join me each week as I tell it like it is. No sugar coating. Real talk. Let's face it, parenting can be hard work, especially because we're figuring it out every day. We're learning as we go, and we can always be better. I hope to inspire you, give you the confidence you need to connect with them, and to educate you when you need a little guidance. Sometimes I have amazing guests, other times, it's just me; a Mom of 2 grown kids, who practically raised my children alone. As an educator, author and parenting consultant, I know what it takes to build incredible relationships, while guiding them through life's challenges, and I want to share it all with you.
If you're ready to help your young adult overcome obstacles, while becoming the best parent you can be, listen in to LAUNCH: Parenting Tips for Raising Adult Children & Becoming Better Parents
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Episodes
73 episodes
#73: The Seven Deadliest Sins of Parenting an Adult Child
These are "Show Notes" and all the links that I talk about in this episode are below.The 7 Deadliest Sins of Parenting an Adult Child are the most common behaviors that loving parents fall into, often without even realizing it. ...
#72: The Apology Ache: Healing Parental Hurt & Breaking Toxic Cycles
Today's episode is a little different than what you're used to. It's for those of you who have been hurt by a parent, and carry the quiet, painful ache of knowing that an apology is probably never coming and how you can move forward...
#71: How to Get Your Adult Child to Become Responsible at Home
If your adult child is living at home and refuses to take on any responsibilities, acting more like a hotel guest than a member of the household and you feel like you've tried everything, this episode is for you.After writing and creatin...
#70: How to Tell If Your Adult Child Has a Video Gaming Addiction | This 30-Year-Old Shares His Story of Recovery
For any parent whose ever wondered whether their adult child has a video gaming addiction, and if so how they can help, this episode is for you. What may have started off as just a harmless activity turns into an all-consuming, soc...
#69: The Dirtiest Word in Parenting Adult Children | And This One Is for Every Parent
Today’s episode is one of the most important conversations I’ve had on this podcast because it's touches every single parent, whether your adult child is struggling or not. We all have to come to face to face with this hard truth.T...
#68: For Parents of Adult Children Who Have Tried Everything: First Roots, Then Wings
Many parents of adult children feel powerless and think they've tried everything.Yet somehow, nothing has worked. The years have gone by and their adult child is still in the same place; at home, unmotivated, lacking confidence, and livi...
#67: A Young Adult's Surprising Advice to Parents
This is my second guest who is not a parent, but a young adult, who (once again) shares their wisdom and insight into why young adults and teens struggle to connect with their parents, what they need most and offers effective approaches to turn...
#66: Helicopter Parenting and Failure to Launch | Is There a Connection?
If your adult child is stuck, unmotivated, anxious, avoiding responsibility, and still heavily dependent on you, this episode asks a question most parents are afraid to consider:Can overprotective parenting impact a young adult’s ability...
#65: How to Help Your Adult Child Find Joy Through Real Connection
Today I’m joined by Laura Hope Whitaker, CEO of Extra Special People, a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating transformative experiences for people with disabilities and their families. Laura is a speaker, advocate, and the author of her...
#64: How to Love Living with Your Adult Child | A Conversation with Julie Lythcott-Haims
In 2015, I picked up a book, read the back cover and instantly it resonated with me. As a mom raising kids of my own, I knew how easy it was to slide into the role of the overprotective mama bear, wanting to shield my babies from any disc...
#63: Why Your Adult Child Stays Stuck | The Single Most Important Factor
If your adult child is uninterested in trying anything, won't apply for jobs, avoids challenges, and is perfectly content having you do everything for them, this episode explains why and what you can do to help. And is it ever easy!
#62: Parenting Adult Children with Addiction and Mental Health Issues | Advice from a Therapist in Recovery
Today I’m joined by Susan Raphael, an addiction and mental health clinician in private practice for over 20 years. Susan works closely with individuals, parents, and families navigating substance abuse, mental health challenges, and recovery.&n...
#61: Parenting Adult Children Who Are Struggling to Function: The Power of Collaboration, Modelling and Expectations
Parenting an adult child who is struggling is an emotional rollercoaster. In your wildest dreams you never thought raising a young adult would be this challenging. In your mind, you thought it would be so different. Yet here you are...
#60: Truth Bombs, Tough Love and Tips for Parents of Struggling Adult Children
In this episode of LAUNCH, I sit down with Neal Solomon, Registered Social Worker, for one of the most honest conversations that parents of young adults need to hear.We talk openly about the real pain points parents are living in, the ha...
#59: Modeling Resilience: Why Parents of Adult Children Must Learn to Manage Their Stress
When adult children struggle to handle stress, responsibility, or uncertainty, parents want to know how to help them. But what if the most powerful influence isn’t what parents say or do for their adult children, but how they manage themselves?...
#58: Why Your Adult Child Ignores Everything You Say and How to Fix It
Do you want to know why you can't set boundaries without coming across as controlling, bossy or even disappointed? It's because with every attempt, it sounds like you're trying to tell them what to do, which drives them nuts, ...
#57: I’m an Adult, You Can’t Tell Me What To Do or Can You?
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....
#56: Understand Your Attachment Style and Become a Better Parent
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
#55: Emotional Intelligence and Failure to Launch | Helping Your Adult Child Improve Communication & Develop Emotional Maturity
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...
#54: Is Your Adult Child Struggling to Make Friends? Why Social Skills Are So Important & What You Can Do to Help
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 soc...
#53: The Secret to Learning How to Help Your Unmotivated, Unhappy and Withdrawn Adult Child
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 di...
#52: How to Help Your Adult Child Build Real Connections, Confidence, and Happiness
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 stronge...
#51: When Your Adult Child Is Suicidal: What Every Parent Must Do Right Now
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 f...
#50: What Young Adults Need Most From Their Parents: A Heartfelt Conversation With a 25-Year-Old
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,...
#49: Is Parental Estrangement Permanent? One Mother's Healing Journey
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 sile...