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By: When Do Our Children Become Adults? « Mothering21

When Do Our Children Become Adults? « Mothering21 — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 15:51:20 +0000

[...] mothering 21 reported in “Emerging Adults,” the traditional markers of adulthood are financial independence, accepting responsibility and [...]

By: Bernadette Cain

Bernadette Cain — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:10:04 +0000

Very sophisticated site. Lots of interesting articles. While I’ve definitely tried to manage my kids life, tutors, sports, college applications etc I am now trying a different approach. Given that my daughter is soon to be 25 and my son 20 I see it as my job to encourage their decision-making skills. I think it helps build their self-esteem.
Recently i was walking on the beach with my daugther and she was asking my opinion on a variety of subjects, relationships/job/career. For the first time( and i had to bite my tongue)ever I told her that i knew that she had the ability and knowledge to make the best decsion for herself. She talked about lots of different options and i gave her feedback but tried to impress upon her that she had the skills to make a good decision. Many years ago, someone who’s judgement I hold in high esteem said that at the end of your life you want your kids to be able to continue on with out you. You will then know you’ve done a good job. Not an easy task but something i keep working on.

By: Lisa Schiraldi

Lisa Schiraldi — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:20:54 +0000

I enjoyed the article. My children are a bit younger ( 2 boys 15 and 10 and a girl 10) but already I can see the greater needs the boys have. I expect this will continue far longer for the boys than my daughter. While she is very independent my boys are “very needy”.I just hope that someday I will be able to see the hallmarks in at least one of them!