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Parents, Stuck Young Adults, and the Family System: Strategies for Change

By | January 14th, 2013|Categories: Key Topics|

Today’s young adults face social, educational, economic and technological challenges unprecedented in the history of human development. It is no surprise that the majority struggle mightily to separate and become independent from the family of origin. Recent research shows that 93% of parents who can provide economic assistance to their offspring ages 22-32 are doing so. When mood, learning, attention/concentration, [...]

A Mother’s Dream for Her Son

By | January 14th, 2013|Categories: Family Stories|

My son’s senior year in high school looked hopeful after three troublesome years studded with suspensions and a threatened expulsion. He was student body Vice President, had few academic courses, lettered in varsity wrestling and would come out again this year for the team. However, all of that hope crashed. His life was a Hollywood set concocted to look good [...]