Have you ever asked your teen or young adult child to change their behaviour – stop leaving a mess in the kitchen, badgering their...

When I was in my 20s, at a time when I was trying to connect more deeply with a boyfriend, I had a powerful dream. I saw myself on a...

Differences of opinion are part to any relationship, including those with our teen and young adult children. And sometimes ongoing...

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You are going to mess your kids up - you probably already have. So, let's take the pressure off. You don't have to be a perfect, always...

Observe your big kid when you go to a potluck dinner or social event. What do they do? Do they walk in boldly and take over? Do they...

When first asked what they really want, most parents will laugh and say things like an instruction manual, a kid who actually does what I...

"I just want them to hear me," says every parent of teens and young adults. It may sound sad and lonely, tired and pleading, or ready to...

Remember when you were 16 and you went to a party? You got ready with your friends and you all agreed that you would stick together no...

It can happen to any of us who are parenting young adults. We're working on changing how we automatically react to our teenager/ young...

Your absence has gone through me Like thread through a needle. Everything I do is stitched with its color. ~ W.S. Merwin This article is...

We’re all familiar with this feeling: you want the young adult in your life to just stop that behaviour already. Part of you thinks that,...

I came across this quote on a parenting website: “They outgrow us so much faster than we outgrow them.” The quote is from author Jodi...

Conflict with our kids is painful. Things are said that are difficult to un-hear. Hearts constrict. Cracks in relationships turn into...

I know this article might hit hard. Let’s start with the title: You want to control your teenager because you can't sit with your own...

“Mutual respect is the foundation of genuine harmony.” ~ His Holiness the Dalai Lama Respect your elders. When I was growing up, ‘respect...

Every parent, at one time or another, wonders if someone else doesn’t know better what to do in a particular parenting situation. I mean,...

When our kids grow up and they’re in their late teens and early 20s, we can really feel the increasing distance between them and us. It’s...

For a few months, I was plagued by a recurring nightmare. I was alone in a canoe, going down a swift river about to plunge over a huge...

"How can I be present to my teenager when I’ve got a hundred other things on my mind?" That’s exactly what my overwhelmed client asked....

When you stand beside a river, you cannot help but have the sense of the constant flow from the source to the ocean. You look upriver...