Healthy Family Project

Check out the show notes on our blog: https://healthyfamilyproject.com/episode-70-how-to-raise-an-adult/ To say that parenting is hard would be the understatement of the year. It's a delicate balance of keeping your children safe, providing their essential needs, helping them navigate transitional periods, and providing them the tools to help them blossom into adulthood. Several years ago, Julie observed the long-term effects of overparenting while working at a university. This inspired her to publish her best-selling book, How to Raise an Adult. During our conversation, we got lots of great insights for Julie to help us break those parenting habits that make children become overdependent on us and less likely to develop agency. What We Cover: Want to skip straight to a hot topic? See timestamps below. But of course, we recommend listening all the way through to get all the great tips and tricks! 2:36 Welcome, Julie! 3:52 What was your inspiration for writing How to Raise an Adult? 6:52 Advice for p