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Jan 2023
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What Does it Mean to Parent a Struggling...

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Your 20-something just moved back home. Dr. Mark McConville, author of "Failure to Launch," joins us again to share how to create a cooperative and positive relationship with your new young adult living in your house. 

  • Boundaries: what they are and how to instate them
  • How to hold your adult child accountable for their behavior as a housemate
  • How to step back and let them grow on their on timeline
  • …And much more!

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