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For Amazing Parents of Teens and Young Adults 

 

Heartfelt stories, empowering tools, and real-life coaching to help you reconnect with your purpose, support your child’s growth, and build a thriving, extraordinary family life—together.

 

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4 Powerful Rituals to Reconnect as a Couple and Strengthen Your Family

 

As parents of teens and young adults, life can feel overwhelming. Between busy schedules, the constant pull of technology, and the emotional ups and downs of raising kids, it’s easy for even the strongest relationships to drift into disconnection.

If you’ve found yourself saying, “I feel so alon...

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Phones Down, Life Up: Helping Teens & Young Adults Reconnect

 If you’re a parent of a teen or young adult, chances are you’ve had this thought:
“They’re always on their phone.”

Whether it’s scrolling TikTok, gaming with friends, or Snapchat streaks, it can feel like the world in their pocket is bigger and louder than the one right in front of them. And as par...

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How Parents Can Support Teens Through Distraction, Anxiety, and Overwhelm

 

Parenting a teen or young adult today isn’t easy. Between academic pressure, social media, constant distractions, and the weight of an uncertain future, many young people feel overwhelmed and disconnected. As parents, it can be heartbreaking to watch our children struggle with stress, self-doubt,...

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Unstoppable This Fall: Parent Guide for Teens & Young Adults

 

If your teen or young adult feels a little adrift right now—sleeping late, scrolling endlessly, dodging responsibilities—you’re not alone. Summer’s looser rhythm can quietly drain motivation, structure, and connection. The good news? You can help your child reset—gently, practically, and powerful...

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"Young Adult Living at Home? How to Help Them Find Direction and Purpose"

 If your young adult has moved back home, you’re not alone.
Today’s “boomerang generation” — young adults who return to the family home after college or early career experiences — is growing rapidly. Rising costs of living, a competitive job market, and the uncertainty of adult life can leave even th...

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Think Your Teen with ADHD Is Just Unmotivated? Try This Instead

 As parents, it’s easy to feel confused—and yes even defeated—when your teen struggles to focus, follow through, or find motivation. You might wonder:

“Are they just being lazy?”
“Why can’t they do what other kids seem to do so easily?”
“Is this something I’m doing wrong?”

If you’re asking these...

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Why Your 20-Something Is Struggling (And What You Can Do as a Parent to Help Them Thrive)

 It’s Hard to Watch Your Young Adult Struggle. You’re Not Alone—And There Is a Way Forward.

You’ve done your best. You raised them with love, values, and support. But now your young adult is floundering—drifting through life, disconnected from purpose, anxious about the future, or just… stuck.

May...

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How to Talk to a Teen Who Shuts You Out

 Reconnect, Rebuild Trust, and Restore Your Relationship—One Conversation at a Time

🧡 By Erin & Chris | Extraordinary Purpose

 


 

The Silent Treatment Hurts. But It Doesn’t Have to Be the End of Connection.

Parenting a teenager who’s emotionally distant, avoids conversations, or seems complet...

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How to Help Your Young Adult Find Purpose and Direction in a World Full of Distractions

 

As parents, we dream of watching our children grow into confident, motivated, purpose-driven adults. But for many families, the reality feels far from that. Maybe your young adult is struggling to find themselves, stuck in a cycle of uncertainty, distraction, and overwhelm. screen time, unable to...

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How to Help Your Teen Find Confidence, Motivation, and Purpose

News flash...parenting a teen is not easy! The pressure now feels heavier than ever, and the path forward isn’t always clear. As parents, we deeply want our children to feel confident in who they are, make good choices, motivated to move forward, and connected to tings that are important to them. Bu...

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Introducing the 5-Day Empowered Parent Challenge

Parents, a Free Journey to Clarity, Connection, and Confidence Awaits. 

 If you're a parent of a teen or young adult, you've likely felt the weight of responsibility, the pressure of figuring out what to do, and the pain of watching your child struggle as they grow through their teens and twenties....

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Why Life Coaching Could Be the Missing Piece for Your Young Adult’s Future

 How a life coach for young adults can ignite confidence, purpose, and direction

As parents, we want so much for our kids. We want them to thrive, to believe in themselves, and to navigate this complicated world with clarity and strength. But what happens when they feel lost, unmotivated, or unsure...

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