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What Your 'Failure to Launch' Teen or Young Adult Kid Really Needs, with Dr. Mark McConville
EPISODE DESCRIPTION:
In this summer 'from the vault' episode I'm resharing an impactful interview with Dr. Mark McConville, a clinical psychologist specializing in adolescents and young adults. We discuss:
Strategies for parents to transition from directive parenting into a consultant role
How to offer wisdom while allowing your child to take the initiative
The difference between enabling and supporting
How pre-competence might look like incompetence and what to do about it
The value of thinking through the worst-case scenario
Practical examples of limits and setting expectations with a…
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