Fledge: Launching Your Kids Without Losing Your Mind with Brenda Yoder | Episode 57

Your kids are spreading their wings and starting to head out on their own... Are you ready? Do you struggle to know how to parent teens at home and young adults away from home at the same time? Is it a challenge to find a good balance between boundaries and freedom?

Well today we are talking all about this season of parenting and how you can influence, lead, and pray for your kids who are on their way to independence. To help me with this topic is my friend Brenda Yoder, author of the book Fledge, as well as a counselor, educator, mother, and grandmother. She calls this season of life “fledging,” which means to prepare for independence.

In this conversation, Brenda and I talk about why we have to parent young adults differently than teens, the importance of not "stealing the struggle" from our children, relationship-based parenting versus performance-based parenting, learning to let go of the desire to control behavior, shame, and so much more. This is a must-listen, and I can't wait to share this with you!

Show Notes: https://jillsavage.org/brenda-yoder-57/

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