Failure to launch : why your twentysomething hasn't grown up...and what to do about it /
McConville, Mark,
Failure to launch : why your twentysomething hasn't grown up...and what to do about it / Mark McConville, Ph.D. - xi, 306 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-292) and index.
Part I: Where are the adults? Why growing up isn't what it used to be. Twenty-two going on sixteen ; Is there life after high school? ; When will I feel like an adult? -- Part II: How to adult: the developmental skills needed in emerging adulthood. Skill 1--Becoming responsible ; Skill 2--Becoming relational ; Skill 3--Becoming relevant -- Part III: How parents can help: what you can (and can't) do for your kid. How guilty should you feel? ; Untangling boundaries ; The mystery of motivation ; Breaking the enabling trap ; Communication and emotional support ; Dear twentysomething -- Appendix: A hard-won crown -- Appendix: Getting professional help.
"From an expert in adolescent psychology comes a groundbreaking, timely, and necessary guide for parents of the 2.2 million young adults in America who are struggling to find their way in the world"--
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2019021470
Parent and adult child.
Adult children living with parents.
Young adults.
Adulthood.
Failure to launch : why your twentysomething hasn't grown up...and what to do about it / Mark McConville, Ph.D. - xi, 306 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-292) and index.
Part I: Where are the adults? Why growing up isn't what it used to be. Twenty-two going on sixteen ; Is there life after high school? ; When will I feel like an adult? -- Part II: How to adult: the developmental skills needed in emerging adulthood. Skill 1--Becoming responsible ; Skill 2--Becoming relational ; Skill 3--Becoming relevant -- Part III: How parents can help: what you can (and can't) do for your kid. How guilty should you feel? ; Untangling boundaries ; The mystery of motivation ; Breaking the enabling trap ; Communication and emotional support ; Dear twentysomething -- Appendix: A hard-won crown -- Appendix: Getting professional help.
"From an expert in adolescent psychology comes a groundbreaking, timely, and necessary guide for parents of the 2.2 million young adults in America who are struggling to find their way in the world"--
9780525542186 0525542183
Penguin Group USA, Attn: Order Processing 405 Murray Hill Pkwy, East Rutherford, NJ, USA, 07073-2136 SAN 201-3975
2019021470
Parent and adult child.
Adult children living with parents.
Young adults.
Adulthood.