Strategies to Help Your Teen Launch Into Adulthood

Are you noticing your teen struggling to move forward—still living at home, lacking motivation, or avoiding responsibility?

Did you know failure to launch syndrome is becoming a silent epidemic, with many young adults unable to transition into independent, thriving adults?

In this episode, Rachel and Greg unpack what failure to launch looks like, why it's happening—and most importantly—what you can do now to guide your child toward adult independence. Drawing on years of experience working with youth and young adults, they explore the common warning signs (low persistence, entitlement, lack of life skills) and reveal the actionable strategies that prevent the downward spiral before it’s too late.

This candid conversation is filled with practical advice: how to instill responsibility, help your child set meaningful goals, face challenges, and develop emotional maturity. 

Whether you're parenting a toddler or a teen, this episode equips you with tools to help your children not just survive—but truly launch into adulthood on their own terms.

Tune in and take the steps that could make all the difference.

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Key Takeaways:

✅ Identify early warning signs of failure to launch

✅ Distinguish between support and enabling

✅ Help kids build resilience through meaningful responsibility

✅ Encourage dumb goals that inspire growth

✅ Model adult habits—mental, emotional, physical, and financial

✅ Build connection, purpose, and courage at home

Chapters

00:00 Understanding Failure to Launch Syndrome

02:54 Contributing Factors to Failure to Launch

07:06 The Societal Impact of Failure to Launch

10:10 Strategies for Prevention and Intervention

15:07 Facing Challenges for Growth

19:22 The Dangers of Over-Providing

20:37 Creating Meaningful Experiences

23:38 Teaching Essential Life Skills

27:58 Modeling Healthy Habits for Success

Memorable Quotes:

🗣 “If you don’t deliberately fight against this, you can count on your kids failing to launch.”

🗣 “Challenge + responsibility = meaning.”

🗣 “Where there’s pain, there’s power.”

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