The EXTRAORDINARY Family Life Podcast
Kids & Family:Parenting
In this episode, we’re talking about Failure to Launch syndrome — a significant growing phenomenon among young adults who are not successfully making the transition to adulthood.
Its symptoms include young adults who continue to live at home or to be supported by their parents, YA who don’t contribute financially to their own living expenses and begin to withdraw from the world and society.
Failure to launch — known as Peter Pan syndrome in the U.S. -- can take the form of unrealistic (or NO) goals, blaming others for their situation, narcissism, a lack of motivation to change, low levels of persistence, high expectations without reciprocation, lack of basic adult skills, and no ‘liftoff’ into adult responsibilities — among other things.
In the extreme, it can lead to the proverbial 30-year-old living in the basement and can be accompanied by anxiety, depression, and sometimes suicide.
In this episode, Greg and I discuss the contributing factors to failure to launch plus strategies to avoid it. Whether you have toddlers or teens (or are one yourself), you NEED to listen to this!
But first — this episode is sponsored by Habits for a Successful Life — a live, online class for teenagers.
After studying personal development for 20 years, we looked far and wide for a class that would teach our teenagers something MORE important than academics — namely HOW to practice self-leadership and manage their minds, emotions, and habits in order to create a happy and fulfilled life.
When we couldn’t find what we were looking for we decided to create it ourselves and offer it to other amazing families.
Teens absolutely LOVE this class and all of Mr. Denning’s stories from his travels to 48 countries. They say things like:
"This class changed my life! I have much better personal habits and I feel like I was given the keys to having a totally epic future. Mr. Denning is great at pushing us out of our comfort zones, while still being encouraging and supportive. Five stars are not enought to sum up how amazing and life-changing this class truly is!"
If you have teenagers — or know someone who does — please share this class with them. Go to https://WorldSchoolAcademy.com or https://ExtraordinaryFamilyLife.com
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#221 Specific Strategies & Tools to Make Your Marriage Good, Better, Great & EXTRAORDINARY
#220 "My Kids Are Fighting So Much!" How to Put and End to Fighting -- For Good
#219 How to Get Your Kids to Do _________ (Homework, Chores, the 'Right' Thing) WITHOUT the Battle
#218 Body Shaming? How to LOVE Your Body AND Want to Get in Your Best Shape
#217 To Control Guns or Not to Control Guns? -- This is NOT the (Right) Question
#216 Why Encouraging Your Kids to 'Talk Back' Develops Critical Thinking & Decision Making Skills
#215 A Message to Husbands: How to Actually Listen to Your Wife
#214 Where We've Been and How We've Made it Extra Special -- Celebrating 22 Years of Marriage
#213 What to Eat Part 2 -- Snacks, Recipes, Rules, & When to Break Them
#212 True Balance Looks Like Yin & Yang and Walking 'The Labyrinth'
#211 What to Eat & How -- What's ACTUALLY Healthy? Our Food Journey
#210 A Message (with a Strategy) for Swamped, Overwhelmed Moms (and Dads)
#209 How to Get Your Kids (& Spouse) on Board with Charts & Systems (+ Why You NEED Them Even if You Think You Don't)
#208 How to Respond to, Stop, & Prevent Misbehavior in Young (& Old) Children -- Strategies that WORK!
#207 How to Make Sure Your Kids Are NOT ANNOYING (Because It's Crucial to THEIR Adult Happiness)
#206 Inspire, Not Require... Sounds Ideal, But Does it Actually Work?
#205 The Price of Mastery -- Is It Worth the Cost?
#204 Family Travel is an Investment in the Development of Yourself & Your Children + Logistics, Tips & FAQs
#203 Creating a Real Life 'Happily Ever After' Marriage
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