The Boomer Woman’s Podcast, episode 251
Failure to Launch? or Failure to Let Go? with Jack Stoltzfus
Jack Stoltzfus works with young adults who fail to launch or later return to “the nest”, and with parents who have a difficult time letting go, all the while making sure they maintain a positive, caring relationship.
In this episode, Jack explains:
- What’s changed: we couldn’t wait to get gone from our familial home, that’s often not the case today.
- Helicopter parents
- How a definition of “success” could well differ between parent and young adult
- Parental guilt
- How difficulties can breed resilience
- Don’t push them out, pull them out and how volunteerism helps with that
- The statistic that one in four young adults cut off communication with parents
It’s a serious subject for those who are in the middle of it, but Jack lightens it up with a few personal anecdotes. Watch for his upcoming book The Launch Code: Loving and Letting Go of Our Adult Children.
Listen below.
Agnes - in conversation with Jack Stoltzfus
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About the guest: Jack Stoltzfus
Dr. Jack Stoltzfus is a psychologist and America’s Launch Coach whose mission is to help parents successfully launch their children on the path to adulthood while maintaining a caring bond with them.
He is a clinician, writer, and speaker who has written a short book available on Amazon entitled Parenting Our Young Adults With Love and Backbone. His new book, The Launch Code: Loving and Letting Go of Our Adult Children, is due out at the end of the summer.
Agnes is a great interviewer with insightful questions. She also has a lot of knowledge and experience with raising young adults. I’d highly recommend her podcasts.
Thanks, Jack! I had a nice email comment from a listener: “I found the entire interview to be fascinating. Your questions were great, and Jack’s answers were filled with relevant details and anecdotes.” Teamwork!