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

Shari Jonas - Parenting Expert, Family Educator and Author
LAUNCH: Parenting Tips for Raising Adult Children & Building Better Relationships
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  • LAUNCH: Parenting Tips for Raising Adult Children & Building Better Relationships

    #95: The Conversation Every Parent of a Struggling Adult Child Must Have

    2026/10/20 | 14 mins.
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    Today’s episode is a topic that almost every parent with an adult child who is not moving forward needs to hear, which is why I want to talk about it. And yes, it’s just me.
    This is by far one of the hardest conversations you'll ever have. 

    Sitting down with your adult child to talk about the way they've been living and that it can no longer continue makes parents very uncomfortable because of the reactions they know they’re going to get. 
    But you can’t avoid this discussion any longer. Or perhaps, it’s time to revisit it again, only differently. 

    I’ll share what you shouldn’t say and what you can say that will help set things in motion. I’ll be honest, this conversation is only the beginning. The follow through is where the work begins. 

    If you feel you need help, let’s do this together. With your adult child, too. Reach out. I’m easy to find and easier to talk to. 

    If you love listening to LAUNCH, remember to share it with someone who needs to hear it and please hit the follow button so you never miss an episode. 
    As always, thank you for listening in. 

    Shari’s Free LAUNCH Masterclass is open for registration; www.parentingfx.com/register

    This is a comprehensive, robust and holistic parenting program designed to help you and your adult child move toward confidence, independence, responsibility, and a better relationship.

    If you're unsure whether or not your adult child is struggling with Failure to Launch, grab the FREE Failure to Launch Checklist HERE 

    🗣️One-on-One Consultations are always available. Click here!

    Email me if you have any questions at: Shari@ParentingFX.com

    Follow me on Instagram & TikTok  @sharijonaslifefx

    YouTube has all of the interviews available to watch! CLICK HERE...
  • LAUNCH: Parenting Tips for Raising Adult Children & Building Better Relationships

    #94: Understanding Your Adult Child’s ADHD | Practical Tips for Managing It

    2026/10/06 | 52 mins.
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    In this episode of LAUNCH, I’m joined by Thomas Miller, a licenced clinical social worker with 20 years experience working with families, to explore ADHD in young adults and how parents can help their adult children navigate some of the day to day struggles that come with it.
    Thomas shares practical tips to help parents understand these challenges, create a greater sense of urgency, overcome procrastination and support their adult child, especially when anxiety and addiction are involved. 
    We discuss what parents can do when their adult child has difficulty getting started, particularly with tasks they find uninteresting or unmotivating.
    This episode offers valuable insights into understanding ADHD and helping your adult child more productive with their time.
    To listen to the episode on ADHD - 
    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/is-your-kids-adhd-a-superpower-or-kryptonite/id1776661980?i=1000705222582
    To reach Thomas Miller: www.ThomasMillerCoaching.com
    Thank you for listening!
    Shari’s Free LAUNCH Masterclass is open for registration; www.parentingfx.com/register

    This is a comprehensive, robust and holistic parenting program designed to help you and your adult child move toward confidence, independence, responsibility, and a better relationship.

    If you're unsure whether or not your adult child is struggling with Failure to Launch, grab the FREE Failure to Launch Checklist HERE 

    🗣️One-on-One Consultations are always available. Click here!

    Email me if you have any questions at: Shari@ParentingFX.com

    Follow me on Instagram & TikTok  @sharijonaslifefx

    YouTube has all of the interviews available to watch! CLICK HERE...
  • LAUNCH: Parenting Tips for Raising Adult Children & Building Better Relationships

    #93: Sticking to the Plan When Your Adult Child Refuses to Change

    2026/10/03 | 9 mins.
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    How many times have you tried to make changes with your adult child but could never follow through? Something would happen and you'd back down. You had the best intentions, your mind was made up, but you couldn't deal with their reaction, and you buckled. 
    After speaking with many parents, there are 3 concerns that come up repeatedly and in this episode, I talk about about what they are and what needs to happen before you begin setting new boundaries, expressing your expectations, changing the financial arrangements, and so on.
    It's common for most adult children who are struggling to launch to become angry, withdraw or resist, but that shouldn't stop you. You need to be ready for it.
    This mini episode will help you realize that your adult child's responses cannot get in the way of their growth and it's what you can manage that will determine how successful these changes will be. 
    As always, thank you for listening!
    Shari’s Free LAUNCH Masterclass is open for registration; www.parentingfx.com/register

    This is a comprehensive, robust and holistic parenting program designed to help you and your adult child move toward confidence, independence, responsibility, and a better relationship.

    If you're unsure whether or not your adult child is struggling with Failure to Launch, grab the FREE Failure to Launch Checklist HERE 

    🗣️One-on-One Consultations are always available. Click here!

    Email me if you have any questions at: Shari@ParentingFX.com

    Follow me on Instagram & TikTok  @sharijonaslifefx

    YouTube has all of the interviews available to watch! CLICK HERE...
  • LAUNCH: Parenting Tips for Raising Adult Children & Building Better Relationships

    #92: Rethinking Your Adult Child’s Trauma and Mental Health | Is Therapy Culture Keeping Them Stuck?

    2026/09/27 | 44 mins.
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    What if some of what we’ve been taught about mental health, trauma and therapy is actually making our adult children more fragile and keeping them stuck?
    Today I’m joined by Dr. Richard Blake, a British psychologist PhD, researcher, author and breathwork expert whose work challenges some of the assumptions we’ve come to accept about mental health and trauma.
    We talk about therapy culture and the stories we tell ourselves about our mental health, and whether we may have taken the wrong approach to understanding psychological distress.
    Richard’s perspective really challenges our  thinking, and I personally found his approach a breath of fresh air.
    Follow Richard on social media @the_breath_geek
    Here’s the links:
     https://www.instagram.com/the_breath_geek?stkn=ejZ3NGdqMWM5cDh4
    Shari’s Free LAUNCH Masterclass is open for registration; www.parentingfx.com/register

    This is a comprehensive, robust and holistic parenting program designed to help you and your adult child move toward confidence, independence, responsibility, and a better relationship.

    If you're unsure whether or not your adult child is struggling with Failure to Launch, grab the FREE Failure to Launch Checklist HERE 

    🗣️One-on-One Consultations are always available. Click here!

    Email me if you have any questions at: Shari@ParentingFX.com

    Follow me on Instagram & TikTok  @sharijonaslifefx

    YouTube has all of the interviews available to watch! CLICK HERE...
  • LAUNCH: Parenting Tips for Raising Adult Children & Building Better Relationships

    #91: Trigger Warning: Will Every "Failing to Launch" Adult Child Launch?

    2026/09/18 | 7 mins.
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    This episode may be uncomfortable for some parents to hear.
    If your adult child is in their 20s or 30s and still living at home, not working, not studying, not contributing, or showing little direction for their future, you may have asked yourself:
    “What can I do if they don’t want to change?”
    If you’re parenting an adult child who is struggling with independence, motivation, responsibility, confidence, or launching into adulthood, you may also be dealing with enabling, rescuing, tolerating, making excuses, being disrespected, of living in fear and of doing things for them they can do for themselves.
    This episode takes a closer look at what happens when parents reach this point and begin wondering what they can do next if they really want their adult child to launch.
    But be warned: this one may hit a nerve. 🐦
    Shari’s Free LAUNCH Masterclass is open for registration; www.parentingfx.com/register

    This is a comprehensive, robust and holistic parenting program designed to help you and your adult child move toward confidence, independence, responsibility, and a better relationship.

    If you're unsure whether or not your adult child is struggling with Failure to Launch, grab the FREE Failure to Launch Checklist HERE 

    🗣️One-on-One Consultations are always available. Click here!

    Email me if you have any questions at: Shari@ParentingFX.com

    Follow me on Instagram & TikTok  @sharijonaslifefx

    YouTube has all of the interviews available to watch! CLICK HERE...
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About 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 ParentsRemember 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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