How to Launch an Adult Child Who's Stuck. Nearly half of adults under 30 now live with a parent, and most people slap the same harsh label on it: "failure to launch." Parent coach Kim Muench has a kinder, more useful name for it: “lost in place”. The return guest, founder of Real Life Parent Guide, and author of the new book "Lost in Place: How to Support, Motivate, and Launch an Adult Child", joins us to help parents understand what's really going on with their stuck young adults, and what to actually do about it. Kim is a Jai Institute-certified parent coach, a regular parenting contributor on Dallas's WFAA and the voice behind Real Life Parent Guide and Kim Muench Parent Coach, where she connects with a community of over half a million followers. In this conversation, she lays out the three things most often driving delayed independence, and why Gen X parents who were often raised to white-knuckle their own big feelings, can be uniquely ill-equipped for their kids' emotions and tip into overcompensating and enabling. It's a perfect storm, and she's compassionate about how we got here. From there it's all practical: why more young men are struggling than young women, how technology is eroding social skills, the crucial line between helping and enabling, and her signature tool, the Family Living Agreement, for setting clear expectations without blowing up the relationship. She covers shame, mental health and the need for connection, financial boundaries, how to have the hard adult conversations, and the single best first step any parent can take today. If you've got a young adult who's stuck, or you're bracing for those years, this one's a roadmap, not a lecture. 🔔 Subscribe for more Real People. Real Stories. Real Conversations. From Every Generation. Check Kim Out Here: Website: https://www.reallifeparentguide.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kimmuenchparentcoach Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kimmuenchparentcoach/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kimmuench.reallifeparentguide YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kimmuench574 Kim's Life Story Episode With Us: Episode 60: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wZzDBtpSU4 Check Us Out Here: https://genxadultingpodcast.com/ Episode 80 #kimmuench #reallifeparentguide #lostinplace #genxadulting #failuretolaunch #delayedindependence #boomeranggeneration #parentingadultchildren #youngadultslivingathome #parentingemergingadults #genxparenting #helpingvsenabling #familylivingagreement #launchingyouradultchild #parentcoach #genxspeaks #genx Check us out at genxadultingpodcast.com Real People. Real Stories. Real Conversations. From Every Generation. Hosted by two GenXers
