Parenting young adults

I’m writing this blog in the Phoenix airport. In about an hour I will be leaving 90 degree temps in route to Chicago where I’ll be greeted by snow and cold. That’s not why I am unhappy [...]

Raising kids to become responsible adults is every parent’s dream. We hold our breath raising kids, dreading the nightmare of adult kids screwing up and expecting us to bail them out. In [...]

Marian and I just finished dinner at a restaurant with my son Justin and his fiancé Brandy. A few weeks ago we double dated with my daughter Candace and her husband Joshua. In January I will [...]

I finished a difficult counseling session that left me feeling completely drained.  Seconds later, my phone rings.  “Oh please, not now” I thought to myself.  The caller ID reads [...]

Has it ever felt like pulling teeth getting a clear answer from a person with whom you are trying to have simple conversation?  I hear this often in my work with couples and families.  The person [...]