When Your Adult Kids Come Home: 7 Tips for Happy Holiday Visits
When your adult kids come home for Thanksgiving or Christmas, joy meets chaos! Get 7 practical, faith-filled tips for peaceful, love-filled family visits.
When your adult kids come home for Thanksgiving or Christmas, joy meets chaos! Get 7 practical, faith-filled tips for peaceful, love-filled family visits.
Unrealistic expectations can often lead to disappointment for empty nesters. Find out how letting go can bring peace and joy at any stage of the empty nest journey.
Want to build a stronger bond with your adult kids? Discover 5 intentional ways to foster friendship with your grown children—while respecting boundaries, building trust, and bringing joy to the relationship.
Welcoming someone new to the nest? Here are 10 thoughtful ways to embrace your adult child’s new spouse and build a strong family bond.
How can you pray in a meaningful way for your adult children? Here’s what I do: Use the Bible as a guidebook and these six verses as a starting point.
Want to have great conversations with your adult kids? Learn how to support, listen, and connect so they’ll actually want to talk to you.
No matter how old your kids are, they need you to be a great parent to them! Here are eight encouraging and practical ways to do just that.
You want your kids to be successful when they leave the nest! Here are 10 essential life skills for college students to know before they go.
6 tips to help you strengthen the relationship with your adult kids when your empty nest fills up during the holidays.
Shared laughter can build intimacy and bridge generational gaps! Want to learn how to use humor to connect with your adult kids? Here’s how!
How can you help when your adult children are struggling or even in crisis? I’m sharing 10 practical things that will help you help them.
Do you have a Gen Z child or grandchild? Want to better understand them? I’m sharing the ins and outs of this generation + their fun slang!
Want to have a healthy relationship with your daughter-in-law? It’s possible! Here are ten common sense “rules” for mothers-in-law.
I asked young adult women what they wanted me to tell their empty nester mamas. You won’t believe what they said.
It can be challenging to stay close to adult kids who don’t live nearby! Here are 5 meaningful ways to maintain and grow your relationship!
Sharing all the behind-the-scenes details on my-daughter-in-law’s very pink, very girly baby shower — decor, menu, party favors & more!
If your adult children are questioning their faith, don’t despair. Here are 10 tips that can help you love them through it.
We asked some of our favorite young adults to share their parents’ best advice. Guess what? Apparently, they really WERE listening!
Even as adults, our kids need to know we’re in their corner! I’m sharing tips (+ a free printable) to help you bless & encourage your adult children.

Ever wondered what your 20-something wants to tell you? Or what your 20-something needs to hear from you? We asked them. Here’s what they said.

When adult kids move home, it’s a big adjustment! Tips for “parenting” through it + three “boomerang kids” weigh in on what it’s like for them.

This post was originally written in 2018 but updated recently. I’ve decided that there should definitely be rules for mothers-in-law; or at least some kind of instruction manual! I’ve been a mother-in-law for a few years now, and I can assure you that I’m still learning how to do it! Like most worthwhile relationships, being a…
This beauty is just one of my three 20-something kids. Learning to parent them has been challenging, but rewarding. Watching them grow and mature has been kind of like watching a flower go from a bud to full bloom. The most significant thing I’ve learned? I’m not really sure what species of flower they are!…
One of the biggest challenges you’ll face as a parent is making the transition from parenting your children to establishing a healthy relationship with your adult children. You really don’t parent adult kids per se, but if you work to cultivate your relationship, you may win their hearts as a coveted encourager, a trusted advisor, and…

























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