Posted 05/27/2009
Parenting Questions for Those with Adult Children
Yes, parents, they still need you
By Kim Kirmmse Toth, LCSW, CMC, ACC
Your children are now adults. Does that mean that they don’t need you
anymore? Of course not! They still need you, but in a different way
than when they were little. So, are you prepared to parent a different
way today than when you did in years past?
Here are seven questions to help you balance the letting go and the holding on. Read More >>
Here are seven questions to help you balance the letting go and the holding on. Read More >>
Posted 06/04/2008
I Can’t Make Everything Okay
By Sara Myers
I am 57 years old and have sons aged 20 and 15. When I was pregnant, I
read a few books about my pending new parent status, and a friend gave
me a copy of A Good Enough Parent by Bruno Bettelheim, an
Austrian psychologist famous for working with autistic kids. I'm pretty
sure I actually read the whole book, but the title and the premise
certainly stuck with me. Bruno said good parenting is knowing who you
are, understanding your own childhood, and doing your best to be a good
parent. He said that was sufficient. Read More >>
