8: Launch Codes & Landing Pads: Helping Your Adult Kids Take Off

In this episode of Couched in Chaos, Dr. Tiffany and Dr. Trisha tackle one of parenting’s most confusing seasons: launching your adult children. Is your kid on a normal runway… or fully setting up a studio apartment in your guest room with no departure date in sight? We’re breaking down the difference between a healthy, strategic launch and a full-blown “failure to launch.” What’s developmentally appropriate? What’s avoidance? And how do you tell the difference without spiraling into panic or passive-aggressive sighing? We’ll talk practical steps to prepare teens for independence, how to set clear (and enforceable) boundaries with both adolescents and adult kids, and what to do when motivation is… let’s call it “resting.” Think expectations, chores, finances, and yes — consequences that don’t require you to become the family villain. As always, we kick things off with Celebrity on the Couch (because nothing says “clinical insight” like diagnosing pop culture from your carpool line), and we wrap up with your listener questions — the real-life chaos that keeps us all humble. If you’ve ever wondered, “Am I supporting them… or enabling them?” — this episode is your parenting runway checklist. Buckle up.