Enabling adult children

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This guide on how to stop enabling your grown child could be a useful resource for putting an end to this unhealthy behavior pattern that impairs their independence.

What is enabling and how do I stop? Dr. Sharon MartinSharon Martin, DSW, LCSW is a psychotherapist and author specializing in codependency recovery. For the past 25 years, she’s been helping people-pleasers, perfectionists, and adult children overcome self-doubt and shame, embrace their imperfections, and set boundaries. Dr. Martin writes the popular blog Conquering Codependency for … Signs of enabling Read More »

Having a strong, close relationship with your adult children isn’t a given. It’s something that has to be cultivated and worked on. This relationship is founded on mutual respect and […] More

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It’s never too late to set up a living agreement with your adult children who are living under your roof. Here’s how to establish boundaries with them.

EnablingEnabling- even allowing someone to treat me disrespectfully. To ignore, dismiss, justify, excuse or minimize rude/aggressive/disempowering/denial based behaviors is not loving. There are ways to constructively address them. If those behaviors are still mistreated, by unhealthy responses, firmer boundaries are the most loving way to move forward.