Things you should never say to your adult children

Are you looking for guidance for developing relationships with your children? Today, Doug shares tips for parenting adult children. Listener questions and comments: Flo - Parenting adult children is harder to navigate than toddlers which is more intuitive. My adult kids range from age 23-30. (10:31) Marie - There are differences in how I parent and how my husband parents our adult children. (13:10) Julie - I've raised three boys in their late teens and early 20s. It’s more difficult raising little kids because of the issues they are met with in the schools. (19:39) Maria - My 20-year-old daughter is not doing well in her classes. We had a talk about her major and she is not responding to my calls and texts. (22:27) Patrick - I have 5 adult children, and my oldest daughter is about to get married a second time. We introduced her to the idea of an annulment. When it came up again, how to discern our role in the wedding, my daughter said I’m not going to escort her down the aisle. There's a rift here. What should I tell my daughter to heal the breach? (37:18) Belle - My adult children are estranged from me and not my husband. A son lives with his girlfriend. My daughter is doing the same thing.  How do I handle this situation? (44:33) Resources: Rekindled Hearts Marriage Bundle https://relevantradio.store/collections/books/products/marriage-bundle   Things you should never say to your adult children When are you going to settle down? I wish you were more like… I don’t understand why you’re doing that. You should have listened to me.