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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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 41
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
#41: The Secret to Helping Your Adult Child Find Hope Again
One of the hardest parts about being a parent is watching your adult child move through life feeling hopeless, stuck in a negativity loop about how bad their life is. You can’t give them confidence o…
#40: How to Develop Resilience and Emotional Regulation in Young Adults: What Parents Need to Know
Resilience and emotional regulation are two of the most critical life skills a young adult needs, but how do they develop and what role do parents play?
In this episode, I sit down with Miki Johnston,…
#39 Guilt-Free Advice from a Divorce Coach & How to Handle Your Adult Kids
Divorce is never easy but what you never expected was how it would impact your adult children.
In this episode, Divorce Coach, Therapist, Mediator, and Co-Parenting Expert Jill Barnett Kaufman joins …
#38: Words of Wisdom from Troubled Youth | What Every Parent Needs to Hear
Sometimes the most powerful parenting lessons don’t come from experts or books, they come from the kids who have already lived through the consequences of what they didn’t get at home.
Decades ago, I…
#37: The Language of Relationships: Understanding These Therapy Terms Could Drastically Improve How You Communicate and Connect with Your Adult Child.
Have you ever heard terms like “boundaries,” “holding space,” or “emotional co-regulation,” and thought to yourself, “They keep throwing those words around but I really don’t know what they mean."
H…
#36: The Inspiring Story of a Young Woman Who - With the Encouragement of Her Parents - Refused to Let Her Learning Disability Define Her.
If your adult child has a learning disability and feels stigmatized, unmotivated, and has a "life isn't fair" attitude, or perhaps your adult child simply makes excuses for their lacklustre life and …
#35: How to Raise Respectful, Responsible, Independent Adults While They're Living at Home and the Game-Changing Resource That Makes It Possible
The link to The Living Together Agreement e-book is here - https://parentingfx.com/products/living-together-agreement
Living with your adult child is either difficult or it's driving you crazy, but it…
#34: The Shocking Truth About the Effects of Bullying and Gaslighting on an Adult Child’s Brain and What Parents Can Do
What if I told you that bullying and gaslighting don’t just leave emotional wounds - they actually damage the brain? My guest today, Dr. Jennifer Fraser, is an educator, researcher, and author who ha…
#33: Survey Reveals What Parents of Struggling Adult Children Worry About Most
I asked parents of struggling adult children to tell me what they think is really going on and they delivered. In this episode, I reveal the most common worries, frustrations and obstacles that paren…
#32: Change Starts With You: How One Mom’s Journey Helped Her Daughter Find Happiness Again
If your home stresses you out, your life feels out of control, your adult children are miserable - hiding inside their messy bedrooms - and you’re not sure how much longer you can survive the chaos, …
#31: My Stay-at-Home Adult Child Has No Job, No Interests & No Plans: Will I Ever Retire?
So, your adult child lives at home but does nothing all day. Seriously, nothing. They have no job, no interests, no plans, no life. You're tired of asking them, tired of nagging, losing patience and …
#30: Helping Your Adult Child Discover Their Strengths and Find Their Path: Advice from a Career Coach
If your adult child feels lost, unmotivated, and unsure about their future, you might love this episode - especially if your young adult is struggling to find out what they want to do and which care…
#29: You’re Only as Happy as Your Saddest Child - But Is That Holding You Back from Helping Them?
You’ve heard it said, “You’re only as happy as your saddest child,” and perhaps this is your mantra. But what if that belief is holding you back from being the parent that your adult child needs? Can…
#28 Stop Walking on Eggshells and Start Parenting With Confidence
Walking on eggshells, afraid to set boundaries, worried about pushing your young adult too hard and constantly second-guessing yourself is EXHAUSTING. There’s got to be a better way.
It might sound c…
#27: How to Have an Honest Conversation with Your Adult Kid to Become the Parent They Need Right Now
"I hate you! You're the worst Mom in the world!"
Did you ever say that to your parent when you were a kid? Or maybe you were on the receiving end; watching your 5-year-old, arms crossed, storming off…
#26: What Happens When You Meet Your Kids Where They Are: One Mom’s Inspiring Journey Raising Neurodivergent Children—and Powerful Lessons for All Parents
What does it really mean to "meet your kids where they are"—and what happens when you do? Every single child is unique. Correction. Every human being is unique. The difference is, a child has a bette…
#25: Stop Comparing Your Kid: The Key to Helping Your Adult Child Discover Themself
Do you find yourself wondering why your adult child hasn’t reached the milestones others seem to have hit already—college, career, independence? Maybe you’re hearing other parents talk about their th…
#24: How to Tell if Your Adult Child Is Addicted to Video Games; One Mom’s Powerful Story of How She Saved Her Son’s Life
When my kid first started playing video games, it was a great way for them to unwind. It also gave me peace of mind, knowing they were staying out of trouble. At the time, it didn’t seem like a probl…
#23: Your Mental Health: Who’s Taking Care of You While You Take Care of Everyone Else?
You spend so much time taking care of everyone else—I’ve got to ask: Who’s taking care of YOU? If you’re feeling physically drained , emotionally spent, and beaten down from the weight of it all, thi…
#22: My Kid Spends All Their Time in Their Room: How Loneliness Can Be the Cause of Addiction
What if the reason your adult child is always in their room… is because they’re hiding something? You have your suspicions—but they’re so disconnected and so secretive, that you’re no longer sure wha…