# adult child (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover adult child. Page: Feed: --- ## #88: Why Your Adult Child Isn't Launching: What Parents Need to Know with Psychologist Dr. Mark McConville, Author of Failure to Launch _2026-08-25 · LAUNCH: Parenting Tips for Raising Adult Children & Building Better Relationships_ 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… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/1011988/episodes/19696526-88-why-your-adult-child-isn-t-launching-what-parents-need-to-know-with-psychologist-dr-mark-mcconville-author-of-failure-to-launch.mp3) ## #87: The 5 Secrets I Learned from Talking With Failing to Launch Young Adults _2026-08-17 · LAUNCH: Parenting Tips for Raising Adult Children & Building Better Relationships_ 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… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/1011988/episodes/19661342-87-the-5-secrets-i-learned-from-talking-with-failing-to-launch-young-adults.mp3) ## #86: Overcoming Social Anxiety in Young Adults: A 22-Year-Old Shares His Story _2026-08-11 · LAUNCH: Parenting Tips for Raising Adult Children & Building Better Relationships_ 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… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/1011988/episodes/19631936-86-overcoming-social-anxiety-in-young-adults-a-22-year-old-shares-his-story.mp3) ## #85: Do You Have an Orchid Child? 3 Ways to Help Sensitive Adult Children LAUNCH _2026-08-03 · LAUNCH: Parenting Tips for Raising Adult Children & Building Better Relationships_ 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… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/1011988/episodes/19592940-85-do-you-have-an-orchid-child-3-ways-to-help-sensitive-adult-children-launch.mp3) ## #84: Stop Trying So Hard | A Simpler Way to Connect With Your Adult Child _2026-07-24 · LAUNCH: Parenting Tips for Raising Adult Children & Building Better Relationships_ 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… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/1011988/episodes/19545381-84-stop-trying-so-hard-a-simpler-way-to-connect-with-your-adult-child.mp3) ## #83: Failure to Launch Explained | 5 Tips to Help Your Adult Child Move Forward _2026-07-19 · LAUNCH: Parenting Tips for Raising Adult Children & Building Better Relationships_ 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… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/1011988/episodes/19514664-83-failure-to-launch-explained-5-tips-to-help-your-adult-child-move-forward.mp3) ## #82: Advice from a Developmental Psychologist: How to Help Your Young Adult Thrive in Today’s Challenging World _2026-07-10 · LAUNCH: Parenting Tips for Raising Adult Children & Building Better Relationships_ 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… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/1011988/episodes/19474785-82-advice-from-a-developmental-psychologist-how-to-help-your-young-adult-thrive-in-today-s-challenging-world.mp3) ## #81: What CONSEQUENCES Can I Give My Adult Child Who Doesn’t Do Anything I Ask? _2026-06-29 · LAUNCH: Parenting Tips for Raising Adult Children & Building Better Relationships_ 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… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/1011988/episodes/19421181-81-what-consequences-can-i-give-my-adult-child-who-doesn-t-do-anything-i-ask.mp3) ## #80: Stop Supporting Your Stay-at-Home Adult Child _2026-06-20 · LAUNCH: Parenting Tips for Raising Adult Children & Building Better Relationships_ Send us Fan Mail If you've been doing everything for your adult child and their lifestyle hasn't changed, in fact nothing about their life has really improved, it's time you stop supporting them. No, you don't have to kick them out. Unless of course circumstances have become so unbearable at home, and they seem completely uninterested in being responsible and respectful, which means you're setting… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/1011988/episodes/19368175-80-stop-supporting-your-stay-at-home-adult-child.mp3) ## #79: Repairing the Parent-Adult Child Relationship: Small Changes Make the Biggest Differences _2026-06-17 · LAUNCH: Parenting Tips for Raising Adult Children & Building Better Relationships_ Send us Fan Mail This is a much needed episode and I'm excited to share it with you along with my guest Andie Toderovitz, a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) who specializes in relationship issues, attachment styles, and emotional well-being. Andie helps individuals of all ages develop greater self-awareness and build deeper, more meaningful connections. Although most parents with struggling… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/1011988/episodes/19354721-79-repairing-the-parent-adult-child-relationship-small-changes-make-the-biggest-differences.mp3) ## [Ship software peacefully (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/8chV2apL3Pnh) _2026-06-17 · **Sponsored**_ Connect your repo and deploy instantly — Railway handles config, scaling, and monitoring. ## #78: A New Perspective: Seeing Your Adult Child Through a Different Lens _2026-06-09 · LAUNCH: Parenting Tips for Raising Adult Children & Building Better Relationships_ Send us Fan Mail When an adult child is struggling, most parents focus on the most obvious problem: no motivation, lack of employment, low self confidence, complete dependence, zero responsibilities, poor communication… But what if you’re looking too narrowly? In this episode, I introduce a different perspective for parenting your young adult, one that looks beyond a single issue and considers the… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/1011988/episodes/19316606-78-a-new-perspective-seeing-your-adult-child-through-a-different-lens.mp3)