[A] sEt A gooDExAmplE For your kiDs
[B]BuilD your kiDs’ work skills
[C] plACE timE limits on lEisurEACtivitiEs
[D] tAlk ABout thE FuturE on A rEgulArBAsis
[E] hElp kiDsDEvElopCoping strAtEgiEs
[F] hElp your kiDs FigurE out who thEyArE
[g]BuilD your kiDs’ sEnsE oF rEsponsiBility
how CAn A pArEnt hElp
mothErs AnD FAthErs CAn Do A lot to EnsurE A sAFE lAnDing in EArly ADulthooD For thEir kiDs.EvEn iF A joB’s stArting sAlAry sEEms too smAll to sAtisFy An EmErging ADult’s nEED For rApiD ContEnt, thE trAnsition From sChool to work CAn BE lEss oF A sEtBACk iF thE stArtup ADult is rEADy For thE movE. hErE ArE A FEw mEAsurEs, DrAwn From my Book rEADy or not, hErE liFEComEs, thAt pArEnts CAn tAkE to prEvEnt whAt i CAn "work liFE unrEADinEss":
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thEy shoulD know how to DEAl with sEtBACks, strEssEs AnD FEElings oF inADEquACy. thEy shoulD Also lEArn how to solvE proBlEms AnD rEsolvE ConFliCts, wAys to BrAinstorm AnD think CritiCAlly.DisCussions At homE CAn hElp kiDs prACtiCE Doing thEsE things AnD hElp thEm Apply thEsE skills to EvEryDAy liFE situAtions.
whAt ABout thE son or DAughtEr who is grown But sEEms to BE struggling AnD wAnDEring AimlEssly through EArly ADulthooD pArEnts still hAvE A mAjor rolE to plAy, But now it is morE DEliCAtE. thEy hAvE to BE CArEFul not to ComE ACross As DisAppointED in thEir ChilD、thEy shoulD ExhiBit strong intErEst AnD rEspECt For whAtEvEr CurrEntly intErEsts thEir FlEDging ADult ( As nAivE or ill-ConCEivED As it mAy sEEm) hAvE whilE BEComing A pArtnEr in Exploring options For thE FuturE. most oF All, thEsE nEw ADults must FEEl thAt thEy ArE rEspECtED AnD supportED By A FAmily thAt ApprECiAtEs thEm.