LAUNCH: Parenting Tips for Raising Adult Children & Building Better Relationships

Shari Jonas - Parenting Expert, Family Educator and Author
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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 Remember to Subscribe, so you never miss an episode.  You can find me on social media if you want to see snippets of what I believe in and practice. Just look for @sharijonaslifefx on Instagram, TikTok and Youtube.  Of course you can email me for questions, consultations or just to say hi! Shari@ParentingFX.com

  1. 2d ago

    #88: Why Your Adult Child Isn't Launching: What Parents Need to Know with Psychologist Dr. Mark McConville, Author of Failure to Launch

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode of LAUNCH, I'm joined by the expert in adolescent psychology, Dr. Mark McConville, a clinical psychologist with more than 30 years of experience working with adults, adolescents, and families.  Mark is the author of groundbreaking book; Failure to Launch: Why Your Twentysomething Hasn't Grown Up...and What to Do About It. It is the number one guide for parents with young adults who are struggling to move forward. I'm so grateful to have Mark on LAUNCH. He packs this episode with so many important topics, and of course, we saved the best for the end!   We talked about why so many young adults are failing to launch, what developmental skills they need to move forward, the role that parents play and perhaps most importantly, what you can do to help your adult children take ownership of their lives and move toward becoming responsible, relational, and interdependent.  I'm thrilled to have spent so much time talking with the leader in this field. I hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as I enjoyed interviewing Mark.  To contact Dr. Mark McConville: https://markmcconvillephd.com/ To purchase his groundbreaking, timely book: Here on Amazon.com Remember to share this episode, and as always ~ Thank you for listening! 💻 There's just a few weeks left to purchase Shari's Parenting course, "The Journey to Independence: A Step-by-Step Roadmap to Guiding and Launching Your Adult Child.”  We are moving the course into a more robust program and the current promo price will no longer be offered.  Last chance to purchase it is here: https://parentingfx.com/parentingcourse Is your adult child is struggling with Failure to Launch?  Grab the FREE Failure to Launch Checklist here:   🗣️One-on-One Consultations are available. Click here! Email me if you have any questions at: Shari@ParentingFX.com 🎙️Remember to hit the SUBSCRIBE button so you never miss an episode.  Shari can be found on Instagram & TikTok Search @sharijonaslifefx YouTube has all of the interviews available to watch! CLICK HERE...

  2. Aug 17

    #87: The 5 Secrets I Learned from Talking With Failing to Launch Young Adults

    Send us Fan Mail Did you every wish you knew what your adult child was thinking? They're struggling to launch into adulthood but they never want to talk about anything. Maybe you've tried, but it never amounts to anything. Except a door shutting and the silent treatment. You're not a mind reader or a therapist. You're just their parent, who feels like a stranger. How long can you handle this? A little while back I began talking to young adults, after having conversations with parents. And it was really helpful. I discovered truths that Moms and Dads didn't know.  In this episode, I share the 5 top things I've learned from talking to young adults who are struggling to launch into adulthood. These are thoughts and feelings that many parents have never heard from their own adult children. You may learn something about why your adult child appears to be unmotivated, withdrawn, or unwilling to find their way out into the world. I believe this episode will help you understand what may be happening beneath the surface, and what you can do to help your adult move forward towards independence. LAUNCH Scripts is available here: https://parentingfx.com/LAUNCHscripts Thank you for joining me today! 💻 There's just a few weeks left to purchase Shari's Parenting course, "The Journey to Independence: A Step-by-Step Roadmap to Guiding and Launching Your Adult Child.”  We are moving the course into a more robust program and the current promo price will no longer be offered.  Last chance to purchase it is here: https://parentingfx.com/parentingcourse Is your adult child is struggling with Failure to Launch?  Grab the FREE Failure to Launch Checklist here:   🗣️One-on-One Consultations are available. Click here! Email me if you have any questions at: Shari@ParentingFX.com 🎙️Remember to hit the SUBSCRIBE button so you never miss an episode.  Shari can be found on Instagram & TikTok Search @sharijonaslifefx YouTube has all of the interviews available to watch! CLICK HERE...

  3. Aug 11

    #86: Overcoming Social Anxiety in Young Adults: A 22-Year-Old Shares His Story

    Send us Fan Mail For any parent of a young adult struggling with social anxiety, you know the debilitating effects are keeping your adult child isolated, cut off from relationships, missing career opportunities, and lacking the self-confidence to build a life of their own.  I know you worry constantly and wonder if they will have be free of it.  Who can you talk to? Better still, who can they talk to?  In this episode, I have a heartfelt conversation with Matthew Bowen who shares the steps he took to brake free from his severe social anxiety at age 22, after struggling with it his entire life.  Yes, there is hope after all.  If your son or daughter can not move forward because of their social anxiety, this conversation offers you real insight into what they can take to overcome it and what their life will look like once they do.  Please share this episode with someone you love who needs to hear it.   You can even contact Matthew for help. Please tell him that you heard his interview on LAUNCH. He'll be so pleased! How to contact my guest Matthew Bowen https://stan.store/matthewbowen On Instagram: @matthewbowen464 Remember to hit the follow button so you never miss an interview and if you really love LAUNCH, please rate and review us so that other parents can find us! 💻 There's just a few weeks left to purchase Shari's Parenting course, "The Journey to Independence: A Step-by-Step Roadmap to Guiding and Launching Your Adult Child.”  We are moving the course into a more robust program and the current promo price will no longer be offered.  Last chance to purchase it is here: https://parentingfx.com/parentingcourse Is your adult child is struggling with Failure to Launch?  Grab the FREE Failure to Launch Checklist here:   🗣️One-on-One Consultations are available. Click here! Email me if you have any questions at: Shari@ParentingFX.com 🎙️Remember to hit the SUBSCRIBE button so you never miss an episode.  Shari can be found on Instagram & TikTok Search @sharijonaslifefx YouTube has all of the interviews available to watch! CLICK HERE...

  4. Aug 3

    #85: Do You Have an Orchid Child? 3 Ways to Help Sensitive Adult Children LAUNCH

    Send us Fan Mail Ever wonder why one of your adult children is struggling to LAUNCH while your other child (or children) seem to be doing  fine? You parented them the same, right? Wrong. The truth is, you couldn't have.  Because your children didn't come to you the same. They're genetically different which means they experience the world differently, respond to challenges differently, and needed different things from you as they grew.  Realizing this can completely change the way you understand your adult child Some are biologically more sensitive to change, uncertainty, and the challenges of life. They need a new approach especially for launching into adulthood. But understanding your adult child doesn't mean protecting them from every challenge. It means learning how to guide them in a way that helps them build confidence, resilience, and independence. In this episode, you'll discover why some adult children struggle more than others to move forward and the three things you can do to help your sensitive adult child take the necessary steps. Because the goal isn't to change who your child is. The goal is to understand who they are and help them blossom (hint, hint) into the adult they are capable of becoming. I'm excited for you to listen to this episode. As always, thank you for joining me! 💻 There's just a few weeks left to purchase Shari's Parenting course, "The Journey to Independence: A Step-by-Step Roadmap to Guiding and Launching Your Adult Child.”  We are moving the course into a more robust program and the current promo price will no longer be offered.  Last chance to purchase it is here: https://parentingfx.com/parentingcourse Is your adult child is struggling with Failure to Launch?  Grab the FREE Failure to Launch Checklist here:   🗣️One-on-One Consultations are available. Click here! Email me if you have any questions at: Shari@ParentingFX.com 🎙️Remember to hit the SUBSCRIBE button so you never miss an episode.  Shari can be found on Instagram & TikTok Search @sharijonaslifefx YouTube has all of the interviews available to watch! CLICK HERE...

  5. Jul 24

    #84: Stop Trying So Hard | A Simpler Way to Connect With Your Adult Child

    Send us Fan Mail What if helping your young adult move forward didn’t require more rules, more demands or difficult conversations? What if it was actually simpler than that?  In this episode, I’m joined by Geoff Owen, founder of Biologically Aligned Parenting and author of The Parenting Assumption. Geoff challenges one of the biggest assumptions we make as parents: that it’s our job to manage and control our children’s behaviour. His perspective is both refreshing and surprisingly simple. He believes that when we stop trying to control our young adults, we create the conditions for connection to emerge naturally. If parenting has become exhausting in your home, this conversation may completely change the way you think about helping your young adult move forward. Maybe  the answer isn’t doing more, but doing less. Geoff’s message is simple: parenting doesn’t have to feel like a constant struggle. Listen in and decide for yourself. Contact Geoff Owen: https://geoffreyowen.com/ Thank you for listening!  💻 There's just a few weeks left to purchase Shari's Parenting course, "The Journey to Independence: A Step-by-Step Roadmap to Guiding and Launching Your Adult Child.”  We are moving the course into a more robust program and the current promo price will no longer be offered.  Last chance to purchase it is here: https://parentingfx.com/parentingcourse Is your adult child is struggling with Failure to Launch?  Grab the FREE Failure to Launch Checklist here:   🗣️One-on-One Consultations are available. Click here! Email me if you have any questions at: Shari@ParentingFX.com 🎙️Remember to hit the SUBSCRIBE button so you never miss an episode.  Shari can be found on Instagram & TikTok Search @sharijonaslifefx YouTube has all of the interviews available to watch! CLICK HERE...

  6. Jul 19

    #83: Failure to Launch Explained | 5 Tips to Help Your Adult Child Move Forward

    Send us Fan Mail Failure to Launch is one of the most widely used terms to describe young adults who are not progressing toward independence, but what does it really mean, who does it apply to and where did the term come from? In this episode, I talk deconstruct Failure to Launch, as I take you through the history of it, from early research in Europe during the 1980s to Japan’s phenomenon of hikikomori and the rise of the term in popular culture.  You’ll learn why Failure to Launch is not a permanent label, why terms like “lost” and “stuck” may not accurately describe what’s happening, and why this challenging stage for young adults has existed for decades. I also highlight the work of psychologist Dr. Mark McConville, author of Failure to Launch: Why Your Twentysomething Hasn’t Grown Up...and What to Do About It, whose book became an important contribution to understanding this growing conversation. I’m excited to have Dr. McConville joining me on a future episode where we’ll explore this topic even further. Most importantly, I’ll share 5 practical tips to help your adult child move forward, including how to change the dynamic of your relationship, stop enabling, set healthy consequences, and become the parent they need now. If you’ve ever felt stigmatized by the term Failure to Launch, wondered what you can do to help them move through this stage, this episode is for you. Remember to hit the follow button, share this with a friend, and leave a review if you really love listening to LAUNCH. Thank you for being here! 💻 There's just a few weeks left to purchase Shari's Parenting course, "The Journey to Independence: A Step-by-Step Roadmap to Guiding and Launching Your Adult Child.”  We are moving the course into a more robust program and the current promo price will no longer be offered.  Last chance to purchase it is here: https://parentingfx.com/parentingcourse Is your adult child is struggling with Failure to Launch?  Grab the FREE Failure to Launch Checklist here:   🗣️One-on-One Consultations are available. Click here! Email me if you have any questions at: Shari@ParentingFX.com 🎙️Remember to hit the SUBSCRIBE button so you never miss an episode.  Shari can be found on Instagram & TikTok Search @sharijonaslifefx YouTube has all of the interviews available to watch! CLICK HERE...

  7. Jul 10

    #82: Advice from a Developmental Psychologist: How to Help Your Young Adult Thrive in Today’s Challenging World

    Send us Fan Mail My guest today is Dr. Isabela Granic, a professor, psychologist, and developmental researcher with 25 years of experience studying what young people need to thrive. She’s also a parent of two young adult children and the founder and CEO of Liminal Learning, an innovative program designed to help young adults develop the social skills, confidence, responsibility, and a sense of purpose they need to navigate adulthood. Even though we're talking about the program at the start, Dr. Granic offers incredible suggestions for parents to reconnect with their adult children and help them to thrive. As always, it's closer to the end of the episode. Please don't miss this invaluable advice. You'll leave feeling as though you can do something. I'm really excited to share this conversation with you because I believe Liminal Learning is incredible, and so is Dr. Granic.  If you're interested in knowing more, here's Dr. Granic's website: https://liminal-learning.com/ Remember to hit the follow button, share the episode and rate/review if you love listening to LAUNCH. As always, thank you for joining me!  💻 There's just a few weeks left to purchase Shari's Parenting course, "The Journey to Independence: A Step-by-Step Roadmap to Guiding and Launching Your Adult Child.”  We are moving the course into a more robust program and the current promo price will no longer be offered.  Last chance to purchase it is here: https://parentingfx.com/parentingcourse Is your adult child is struggling with Failure to Launch?  Grab the FREE Failure to Launch Checklist here:   🗣️One-on-One Consultations are available. Click here! Email me if you have any questions at: Shari@ParentingFX.com 🎙️Remember to hit the SUBSCRIBE button so you never miss an episode.  Shari can be found on Instagram & TikTok Search @sharijonaslifefx YouTube has all of the interviews available to watch! CLICK HERE...

  8. Jun 29

    #81: What CONSEQUENCES Can I Give My Adult Child Who Doesn’t Do Anything I Ask?

    Send us Fan Mail Every once in a while, I release an episode that needs no introduction.  And this is one of them.  It's the number one issue that every parent with a struggling adult child living at home has no idea how to handle.  They honestly believe that there are absolutely no consequences that would stick.  That level of disrespect is so telling. They aren't bad kids. Nor are they lazy. There's a bigger problem and I talk about it in this episode. But more than that, I explain everything you need to know about consequences and what you can do to create your own. Please share this episode with any parent that struggles with this. Remember to hit the follow button, and while you're here, I'd be so grateful if you could rate the podcast and leave a positive review. As always, thank you for joining me. 💻 There's just a few weeks left to purchase Shari's Parenting course, "The Journey to Independence: A Step-by-Step Roadmap to Guiding and Launching Your Adult Child.”  We are moving the course into a more robust program and the current promo price will no longer be offered.  Last chance to purchase it is here: https://parentingfx.com/parentingcourse Is your adult child is struggling with Failure to Launch?  Grab the FREE Failure to Launch Checklist here:   🗣️One-on-One Consultations are available. Click here! Email me if you have any questions at: Shari@ParentingFX.com 🎙️Remember to hit the SUBSCRIBE button so you never miss an episode.  Shari can be found on Instagram & TikTok Search @sharijonaslifefx YouTube has all of the interviews available to watch! CLICK HERE...

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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 Remember to Subscribe, so you never miss an episode.  You can find me on social media if you want to see snippets of what I believe in and practice. Just look for @sharijonaslifefx on Instagram, TikTok and Youtube.  Of course you can email me for questions, consultations or just to say hi! Shari@ParentingFX.com

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