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Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Parenting

115: How Do I Parent a Young Adult (and Deal with my Own Parents)? Guest: Laurence Steinberg, PhD

Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Parenting

Dr. Lisa Damour/Good Trouble Productions

Kids & Family, Mental Health, Parenting, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 720 Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Lisa and Reena welcome special guest Dr. Laurence Steinberg, Professor of Psychology at Temple University, to celebrate the publication of his latest book You And Your Adult Child: How To Grow Together In Challenging Times. Dr. Steinberg unpacks key research and decades of experience to answer questions from Ask Lisa listeners: How long should you financially support your kids? What if your parents aren’t the grandparents you hoped they'd be? When should you speak out about worrisome choices an adult child is making? Dr. Steinberg addresses how to navigate shifting family dynamics and the importance of supporting autonomy in young adults - even as they continue to need parental love and guidance. AVAILABLE NOW: The Emotional Lives of Teenagers by Dr. Lisa Damour. Available at www.DrLisaDamour.com and everywhere books are sold. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn @AskLisaPodcast, @LDamour, @ReenaNinan Checkout Dr. Lisa’s website for more resources:  https://www.drlisadamour.com/ Ask Lisa is produced by:  Www.GoodTroubleProductions.com

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi, I'm Rina Ninean and this is Ask Lisa, the Psychology of Parenting Podcast.

0:10.8

It's a podcast to help parents better understand their kids.

0:14.5

Dr. Lisa DeMore, a psychologist with three decades of experience, and the author of three

0:20.0

New York Times best-selling parenting

0:21.8

books takes your questions. Both of us are moms ourselves, and we're eager to hear from you.

0:27.1

So send us your questions to Ask Lisa at Dr.Lisadamore.com and join our community by following us

0:33.5

on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter at Ask Lisa Podcast.

0:39.2

Episode 115, How Do I Parent a Young Adult and Deal with My Own Parents with special

0:44.8

guest, Dr. Lawrence Steinberg?

0:49.4

One thing I love about this podcast, Lisa, is we talk about things that don't normally come up just casually in parenting.

0:57.5

And one of these topics, crucially, hugely important, is when you become a parent of an adult, what is acceptable and what is not?

1:08.0

The relationship changes, doesn't it?

1:09.6

It does. It absolutely does. And it's a huge

1:12.4

part of being a member of a family is working across the generations, both raising adult children

1:18.7

and then being an adult interacting with the parents that you have as they get to know your own

1:24.5

kids. It's complicated, as they say. And we've got the perfect guest,

1:28.7

as always. Dr. Lawrence Steinberg is a leading psychologist who's devoted his 45-year career

1:34.8

to researching parent-child relationships. He's a professor of psychology at Temple University.

1:40.6

He's authored many books and his work has appeared in the New York Times and Wall Street Journal.

1:45.9

We're thrilled to have him and to celebrate the publication of his new book,

1:50.1

You and Your Adult Child, How to Grow Together in Challenging Times.

1:54.8

Welcome.

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