How optimistic and confident are you that your learner, explorer, or focuser is working toward their interests, goals, and values?
We often are tempted to be too optimistic or pessimistic about our kids’ present and future lives. In this moment, without judgment, how would you describe your child’s interests, goals, and values?
After reading this chapter, what information, quote, or story inspired your thinking or gave you a fresh perspective on your learner, explorer, or focuser’s adulting and relationships?
If your child is a learner or perhaps a young explorer, how might you engage in ongoing, constructive conversations about their social media use and online behaviors?
What are ways you can work toward getting to know your learner, explorer, or focuser’s romantic interest? What might make this challenging for you?
Growing With parenting requires you to make room for your kid’s friendships and relationships. Where might you need to be more flexible with your expectations/traditions as well as perhaps more direct about what is really important to you?
What might be a next step for you to consider as you support your child’s relational adulting? What other adults might be able to encourage you or offer you wisdom?
