The Launching Years
A series for the last stretch of active parenting and the first stretch of letting go: the fighting before they leave, the college goodbye, the quiet house after, and how to stay close once the relationship becomes theirs to choose. From a licensed clinical psychologist.
Letting go and staying close
The series
Fighting Before They Leave
Why conflict spikes before they go, why it is love in disguise, and how not to take the bait.
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Sending Them Off to College
The dorm goodbye and the college send-off, the biggest back-to-school of all.
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The Empty Nest
The grief, the identity shift, and how to build a meaningful second act when the house goes quiet.
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A Reason to Come Home
From manager to consultant, and being the safe base your young adult wants to return to.
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