My Adult Child’s Marriage is in Trouble: Now What?

2025-04-01

Probably THE hardest thing a partner of an adult child faces is when their child goes through some sort of suffering. It never changes because we never stop being Mom and Dad. We all feel deeply it and our knee-jerk reaction is to: Step in and fix it Make the pain go away And in the process - we make it worse. SO - what are we supposed to do? What is the healthy way to deal with our adult child who is struggling in their marriage? On this edition of The Parent Pivot Po...

Probably THE hardest thing a partner of an adult child faces is when their child goes through some sort of suffering. It never changes because we never stop being Mom and Dad. We all feel deeply it and our knee-jerk reaction is to:

Step in and fix it
Make the pain go away

And in the process - we make it worse.

SO - what are we supposed to do? What is the healthy way to deal with our adult child who is struggling in their marriage?

On this edition of The Parent Pivot Podcast, Steve and Julia walk us tenderly through this subject offering grace, wisdom and compassion for you to lean into.

Resources mentioned on this podcast:

The Parent Pivot: 13 Principles for Building Stronger Relationships with Your Adult Children by Steve and Julia Cummings

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