Have you wondered what parenting will look like once your children are young adults, or are you a young adult parent stuck on how best to take care of them without compromising on anything?
We invited author and mom Mary Demuth to the show to discuss challenges parents face when their children become adults. Mary reminds us that parenting is an ongoing journey, and parents still have a mission once their children leave home.
Mary provides practical advice on how to love, listen, and pray for adult children, and how important it is for a parent to be authentic and vulnerable in sharing their stories as a way of helping their children transition to adulthood.
Mary emphasizes on the importance of being an active-listener in maintaining a strong relationship with the children while setting boundaries and practice independence.
This can be a lonely time for parents and we want to face these challenges together!
Find Mary
Mary’s book- Love, Pray, Listen: Parenting Your Wayward Adult Kids with Joy
Mary’s website and Instagram
What you heard on the show
Mary’s 52 weekly prayer pdf
Romans 12:1-2: Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
Isaiah 41:10: So do not fear, for I am with you;
do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you;
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Question to help you Rise
What is your mission as you parent right now?
How are you being authentic and vulnerable as you share your own stories with others?
How can you better participate in active listening with your adult children
Are your prayers focusing on expressing love and support, or are they attempts at controlling your kids?
How can you pray towards God’s heart for them this week?
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