Family Support

Your 20 or 30 something year old adult child still resides in your home, has no job, is not in school, is not doing much of anything each day. You are frustrated, nag him or her to do something with their life but nothing ever changes. You have always provided for your child, never making them do much to earn privileges, and you truly want to help them but they are going nowhere in life as an adult. However, your enabling of your child has stunted their ability to be a succes

Your 27-year-old child is living at home, does not have a job and plays video games all day. You nag the adult child to do chores, get a job or go to school but nothing ever changes and your nagging only makes everyone frustrated. How did this happen? Parental enabling is often the root cause. When parents fail to hold their children accountable for their actions, they never learn how to accept responsibilities. They lack the life skills of goal setting and are unable to disc

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