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Episodes

March 30, 2024

The Hartford: Parenting Adult Children

Send us a text Episode 18 covers Parenting Adult Children information I found at The Hartford Website. This information covers an entire range of information and some of this I have already reviewed on previous podcast episodes. There are several clickable links that you can review for further refe…
March 17, 2024

When Adult Children Return: Family Dynamics Defined

Send us a text Todays episode will examine what it means to experience the return of your young adults back home. Life is hard and sometimes the young adult needs a second chance in a safe place where they can reboot and learn how to start over. Towards the end of the episode you will hear my daugh…
March 2, 2024

Alcohol Addiction: Destroys Families, Hurts Children: Here is a better way with Stephen Knapp

Send us a text Our guest speaker is Stephen Knapp with Through the Glass Recovery. Stephen talks about his recovery journey from alcohol addiction and his marriage relationship and how it affected his children. Want to be a guest on ABCs of Parenting Adult Children? Send James Moffitt a message on …
Feb. 18, 2024

Marriage Relationships and Divorce: Helping Children Move Past

Send us a text In episode 15 we will discover how children are affected during divorce. We will discuss what happens during the divorce and after the divorce. Children are affected by divorce the most. This episode will exam ways in which we can minimize the affects of divorce on the children. Want…
Feb. 10, 2024

Breaking the Chains of Crisis : Finding Freedom with Angie Mizzell

Send us a text Today we explore what it means to be living in a crisis and how that brings us to a turning point. We can chose to do this or that or nothing at all. Angie Mizzell with Hello Friday provides the content for this episode that we will explore. Want to be a guest on ABCs of Parenting Ad…
Jan. 20, 2024

Stuck in Addiction Relapse: Learn how to break free NOW ! with Richard Jones

Send us a text Episode 13 is with Richard Jones who is an RN and runs 2ndstarts addiction recovery program for young adults and parents. He talks about his experiences with young adults who were incarcerated and dealing with addiction issues. Richard shares how parents and young adults struggling w…
Jan. 12, 2024

Overcoming Alcohol Addiction Story with Julie Miller

Send us a text Julie Miller is an addictions recovery coach and podcaster from Colorado. After a decade of being addicted to alcohol, she found her way into recovery and is now thriving. Her recovery is founded in overcoming shame, finding her authentic self, and creating a life so full there's no …
Dec. 27, 2023

Parenting Topic: Learn how to say NO !!!

Send us a text In today's episode I talk to the audience about how parents can have unrealistic expectations when it comes to relationships. I talk about co dependency and how we can be guilty of being helicopter parents. All ways hovering near by and removing them from danger. Want to be a guest o…
Dec. 19, 2023

Our Parenting Story: Learning Through Mistakes by James Moffitt

Send us a text In episode 10 I talk about my being adopted in Germany by a military family. I talk about my childhood and how it affected my parenting skills as a young parent. I talk about losing a child to cancer when they were 10 years old. I talk about our FB parenting support group. I invite p…
Dec. 15, 2023

Financial Freedom Taught Through Financial Literacy

Send us a text Teaching our young adults sound money management skills will go a long way to financial stability. Enabling bad money decisions should not happen. Want to be a guest on ABCs of Parenting Adult Children? Send James Moffitt a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdeta…
Dec. 5, 2023

Balancing Support and Independence

Send us a text In episode 8 we talk about the delicate balance between support and independence. Allowing adult children to develop their independence, both emotionally and financially. Want to be a guest on ABCs of Parenting Adult Children? Send James Moffitt a message on PodMatch, here: https://w…
Nov. 21, 2023

Topics for this podcast

Send us a text In episode 7 we explore 10 new topics for upcoming episodes. As I talked about each topic I gave a brief explanation of the importance of each topic and how it is relevant to us as parents and our adult children. I spoke about healthy boundaries, healthy relationships between parents…
Nov. 1, 2023

How to implement Healthy Boundaries by James Moffitt

Send us a text Today's episode is about enforcing healthy boundaries with your young adults. Our children will always be regarded as our offspring however they are now young adults and we must treat them as such. Sometimes we have to show our young adults tough love. Want to be a guest on ABCs of P…
Aug. 12, 2023

Parents and Importance of Self Help by James Moffitt

Send us a text In this episode I talk about parents of adult children and the importance of self help. The importance of healing. The importance of being centered. The importance of finding the resources you need for healing. The importance of therapy. I also discuss different topics that we want t…
Aug. 12, 2023

Erik Erickson part 2

Send us a text Erick Erickson, 8 stages of development part 2. In the last segment, I went through the first four stages of Erick Erickson's Psychosocial Developement. In this segment I will go voer the next four stages which are: Adolescence, Young Adulthood, Middle Adulthood and Maturity. Want to…
June 23, 2023

Erik Erikson’s 8 stages of Psychsocial Development

Send us a text Today I am going to be diving into the world of Erik Erickson and his theory when it comes to psychosocial development. There are 8 stages in the Psychosocial Development that Erickson developed. Unlike other theories, Erickson focuses on social and emotional factors that influence a…
June 7, 2023

Marriage dynamics 101 by James Moffitt

Send us a text In this episode we talk about how important it is to have a healthy relationship with our partner before we bring children into the family. Husband and wife are the family foundation. If the marriage relationship is healthy then raising your children will be easier. It is not going t…
May 19, 2023

Introduction to ABC's of Parenting Adult Children Podcast by James Moffitt

Send us a text This is an introduction to the ABC's of Parenting Adult Children Podcast Want to be a guest on ABCs of Parenting Adult Children? Send James Moffitt a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/17344706883911750274b04cb Richard Jones. I am an RN with over 34…