“85% of college graduates returning home!,”  a statistic that struck fear into many parental hearts when it resonated through the media echo chamber recently  turns out to be the invention of a now-defunct consulting firm named TwentySomething, according to Politi-fact.com… Read full post »

 

I was really looking forward to “Girls,” the highly touted new HBO series created by Lena Dunham, whose quirky independent film  Tiny Pictures won raves from the critics and charmed me, too; although I thought the praise for the picture was a bit  over… Read full post »

Jane Adams talks about parenting on AM Northwest

Financial independence is a hallmark of maturity, which is why  money is often the stage on which parents and  grown children act out the drama of separation.  When, why and how much we help our kids financially depends on what we can afford and whether we think our help will lead…

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You can’t choose who your kids love – their hearts and hormones do that. And you can’t choose who they stop loving, either, or when. All you can do is watch as the romantic vicissitudes of their lives reverberate through the family whose – omigod! – matriarch you seem to have…

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Many of the problems parents and students have with the college transition come from confusion about whose problems they really are. Get clear on ownership of both rights and responsibilities. Stepping in and taking over problems that are theirs, not yours, shields them from responsibility for living…

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Jane Adams talks about parenting on CBS’s Early Show

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Jane Adams talks about parenting on the Jane Pauley show.

Jane Adams talks about parenting in this video clip of her speaking on Oprah.

Jane Adams talks about parenting on the TV show Your Books.

Jane Adams talks about parenting on the Today Show.

The blogosphere is buzzing about  “What Is It About  20-Somethings?â€, a widely covered recent New York Times Magazine piece. For their baby boomer parents, the answer to the title query is  reassuringly familiar  – It’s just a stage they’re going through. A new one, brought on by a clus…

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Graduation has come and gone, and the  parents of the Class of 2010  are proud,  broke and glad it’s over. They have agendas they want to get back to, the second half of their lives to invent –  the part where they’re not old yet, just older. Well, don’t get too…

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Worrying too much about your grown kids can be damaging to your relationships, but it's undeniable, given the changed relationship between the generations.

Many family businesses have mission statements that clarify their values, goals and principles. But few have a boundary statement, which is even more important to the operation, profitability, reputation and stakeholder satisfaction of a family-owned enterprise. A boundary statement sets out the line…

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Getting a phone that's smarter than I am is one thing - cutting my landline is a lot harder!

Many family businesses have mission statements that clarify their values, goals and principles. But few have a boundary statement, which is even more important to the operation, profitability, reputation and stakeholder satisfaction of a family-owned enterprise. A boundary statement sets out the line…

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The end of a marriage changes both the family and the family business. While your immediate goal may be surviving divorce without losing what you’ve spent years building, it’s equally important to consider how what seems like a private, personal event causes shifts and tremors in so many other ke…

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The blogosphere is buzzing about  “What Is It About  20-Somethings?â€, a widely covered recent New York Times Magazine piece. For their baby boomer parents, the answer to the title query is  reassuringly familiar  – It’s just a stage they’re going through. A new one, brought on by a clus…

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Getting a phone that's smarter than I am is one thing - cutting my landline is a lot harder!

September 2011, NY AREA workshop for personal coaches, counselors, therapists whose clients have issues dealing with their grown children.

THE NEW GENERATION GAP

Connect with Jane Adams PhD, nationally known post-parent coach, for a one-time private coaching session - one hundred dollars for the most valuable hour of your life.

THE NEW GENERATION GAP