by Lucetta Zaytoun | Dec 21st, 2017 | Empty Nesters
(Part Six of Seven) As we send our grown children off to college or into the world, one of two things happens: 1. Either you continue to ride your adult children, doling out advice, exerting control, and parenting just as before, delaying their emotional maturation...
by Lucetta Zaytoun | Dec 8th, 2017 | Empty Nesters
Being needed gives us a tremendous feeling of value. As parents, we love to swoop in and save the day (even when we’re not asked). That kind of external validation can become addictive and so captivating, such that when it’s not there anymore we are devastated and...
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