Photo by chuck derby on Unsplash What does the word “approachable” make you think of? A welcoming front door, a big cuddly dog, a calm...

Photo by Lori K Walters In my coaching practice, I've heard many parents say, “I feel so restless and useless when nobody needs me. I...

Photo by Let's go Together  on Unsplash Last week’s article about resisting the urge to jump in and fix things for our teens garnered...

Photo by Meina Yin on Unsplash I’m guessing you opened this article because you’ve experienced some of these symptoms: Living on high...

Relationships with teenagers and young adult children are trying. You never know how they’re going to respond to something you say. You...

Photo by Deanna Lewis  on Unsplash I got this message from one of my readers a couple of weeks ago: "I don't really want to admit it, but...

Photo by James Wheeler on Unsplash When you've got a teenager, you spend a lot of time in your head, trying to stay one step ahead of...

Photo by Sergey Pesterev on Unsplash Alexis thought all was lost. Her son had caused some trouble at school for the third time in a...

Mei had been silent for a full minute. I had asked her if she could recall having this feeling at any other time in her life. She had...

Photo by Anita Austvika  on Unsplash Remember the fairy tales you heard when you were young? In many of them, once the scary thing was...

Photo by Will Hulbert on Unsplash I want to tell you a story about when I was 10 or 11, a freckle-faced kid in faded jeans. It was a...

Photo by Ray Hennessy on Unsplash “I’m not doing a good job with my 17-year-old,” she said. “I hate what’s happening between us. There’s...

How to find your next step when your relationship with your teen feels stuck.

Photo by Lori K Walters You're standing in the kitchen with your teenager. You're trying to talk to them about...

Photo by Lori K Walters OK, let’s have a show of hands. Who lied to their parents as a teenager? All but three of us, right? Are there...

Photo by Lori K Walters Is one of your kids just plain different from the rest of your family? Meena says it like this, “The rest of us...

Photo by Lori K Walters Tara sits quietly at the kitchen table. The dishes are done and lunches are ready for tomorrow. It's dark and,...

Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash If you’re anything like me, you’ve spent many hours of your life trying to twist yourself into what...

Photo by Lori K Walters A letter to our 21-year-olds: Oh, my dear, I see how your heart is aching. How you feel disappointed, betrayed,...

Photo by Lori K Walters I was talking with a recent acquaintance about his ‘grown and flown’ kids and he said that he talks with them...

Photo by Lori K Walters Do you brace yourself for your teenager's reactions? “I see her name on my phone and I immediately feel tense. I...

Photo by Lori K Walters Scenario 1: What would happen if your doctor said the problem was your fibula when it was actually your knee?...

Photo by Kristīne Zāle on Unsplash Why, oh, why do I keep looking at what other parenting coaches are saying? I want to keep my finger...

As you well know, parenting young adults is not for the faint of heart. It’s a great exercise in discovering all you don’t know. And it’s...