But more often than not, the choice to become a parent is primarily based on emotion. Sure, there are still accidental pregnancies. And for those who’ve never had that kind of love, a child is a perfect opportunity to experience it. In addition, there’s often the belief that a child will love us unconditionally. Sometimes, teens or young adults believe that having a child is a rite of passage into adulthood. Moreover, married couples with strong spiritual or religious beliefs may see having a child as part of God’s plan or as sharing a spiritual experience. Many couples want to share the bond of having a child and the joy they picture of becoming a family. How did this happen? In today’s world, children are usually born out of emotional wants or needs. As a result, many parents find themselves solving problems for their children long into adulthood. In other words, society has moved from caring for our children to caretaking. Over the past few generations, our culture has increasingly encouraged parents to do things for their children that their kids should be doing for themselves. In part 1 of this series, we looked at how society has changed its views and approaches to parenting. Today’s Parents Expect Their Kids to Fulfill Their Emotional Needs They are also the co-creators of The ODD Lifeline™ and Life Over the Influence™, two of the parenting programs available from. They have worked with families for decades to help them resolve the most difficult child behavior problems. Kim and Marney are experts in parenting, child behavior problems, Oppositional Defiance Disorder (ODD), and substance abuse. And it doesn’t mean they’ll be at home forever. Just because your child may not have launched successfully yet, that doesn’t mean you’re a bad parent.
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“We didn’t write this series on young adult kids in order to judge parents. In part 2 of this series on adult children, Kim Abraham and Marney Studaker-Cordner explain why some kids choose to stay home instead of launching into the world. “An adult child can actually make a career out of earning income from his parents by working the emotional system.” In many families, this works out fine-the adult child is responsible and contributes to the household while they set themselves up to live independently.īut if your adult child has moved home-or never left-and expects you to take care of their needs, you’ve probably started to feel resentful and frustrated. There’s an epidemic of young adults in our society who are struggling to get off the ground. If you, like many parents, have an adult child living at home with you, you’re not alone.