How Do I Parent Now?

So, you’ve been a hands-on parent for a couple of decades or so. I have 2 kids and they are 3 years apart so I’ve been in hands on parenting for about 20 years. My youngest is a High School Senior so I know my hands on parenting days are numbered.

Now what?

Some of us are eager to transfer more of the adulting responsibly and look forward to taking a step back: they will set up their own appointments, they will pick up their own socks, they will be in charge of their own lives… As parents our primary role is to raise future adults. In that spirit, I hope you have already started this transfer. If you haven’t yet, today is a good day to start : )

Some of us left our caregiver’s house as soon as we could, and we were proud to stand on our own two feet! We got it! Even without a smart phone in our pockets, we figured it out. We want and expect the same for our kid(s).

Some of us are not at all liking the idea of not continuing to hands-on parenting our children, taking off some of their burden and being of service. And, let’s face, retaining some control. Some of us have identified, deeply, with being a mom for the past two decades or so, and we can’t imagine ourselves, or our lives, without the hands-on parenting component.

With BirdyLaunching comes a change in parenting. Your young adult and you have the chance to co-create a new version of your relationship and a big part of that new version is adapting to a new form of parenting.

What kind of parenting style will best serve your kid and you?