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Parents of adult children

Wondering how to stop worrying about your grown child? Speak to others in our Parents of Adult Children forum.

I didn't reckon on the loss
4
Worry my teen is withdrawn after relocating to Yorkshire?
12
Recalibrating to adult DCs moving back home
16
Advice for adult child travelling to Costa Rica on expedition in July
17
Letting them make big decisions and accepting their choices
64
What happens after education?
13
DS stopped going out as much
2
Worried my 17-year-old is becoming withdrawn after moving back to Yorkshire
2
Young family and issues with mum
2
How to make contribution to the household fair
2
University, LWRCA and PIP
6
Do you care if your MIL likes you?
57
Ungrateful entitled 18 year old son
86
Sister inviting herself to ds home abroad.
36
How are you helping your DC deal with the terrible job market?
195
Have I lost my son 21
15
Child protection initial conference
21
Dd has been accused of cheating in an exam where she didn’t
50
Being enough for your adult child
47
Anyone else struggling to adjust to adult children needing you less
21
What age did they keep holidaying?
107
Son being exploited
4
Emotional support for adult child
2
Solo travel/holiday for anxious19 yr old
13
Navigating the transition from child to adult re holidays (and siblings)
23
Did you get your DS a special present for 21st?
19
Your children have left but their stuff hasn’t!
80
Help
3
How much ‘rent/board/whatever you call it’
11
Not sure what to do with 27 year old son
42
Struggling with YA daughter after no contact - bad relationship has anyone healed?
22
Daughter in Controlling Relationship
13
Furious and frustrated.
3
DS struggling to get an engineering job
245
I get the blame for everything
1
Daughter taking the Mick
12
How much should adult son contribute?
20
No contact with DS Ex
33
My Facebook feed
2
Grown up son’s Granny is dying but he’s on the other side of the world
8
I dislike parenting with my husband - any tips?
18
Requesting contribution from adult child
76
Celebrating graduation?
65
My adult kids have no time for me at all
101
Help please
6
How do you help a vulnerable young adult who is not your own?
2
Stepdaughters behaviour and how to support my partner
70
Sadness over no grandchildren
232
Bedroom allocation, can't agree with DH
5
How do I help him?
7