by Matthew Arrington | Nov 16, 2012 | Effective Parenting, Parent Education Series
In this day and age parents often find themselves at a total loss as to how to help their son achieve independence. In fact most Americans today measure independence in terms of financial security. Let us begin this discussion of achieving independence by clearly...
by Matthew Arrington | Oct 31, 2012 | Effective Parenting, Failure to Launch Disorders
Over the years many parents have asked us what they can do to get their son who is struggling with failure to launch, out of the house and on their way to becoming independent. Usually at this point parents are at their wits end and are confused as to what they may...
by Matthew Arrington | Oct 23, 2012 | Effective Parenting
It’s becoming increasingly clear why experts are beginning to call this ‘the boomerang generation.’ Now more than ever society is beginning to see a huge shift in the age of independence when young men and young women are expected to leave home and...
by Matthew Arrington | Sep 21, 2012 | Money Management
Many a struggling young adult has been confused about defining a career path. There are so many career choices out there, how can a young adult focus on getting into the industry that excites them and allows them to make a living doing what they love? The truth is,...
by Matthew Arrington | Aug 23, 2012 | Effective Parenting
In continuing to discover reasons as to why failure to launch occurs in young men, we come to our first conclusion: teaching methods. Dr. Leonard Sax, author of the book Boys Adrift mentions this large learning discrepancy between boys and girls. He mentions that...
by Matthew Arrington | Jul 15, 2012 | A Journey to Manhood, Effective Parenting
Something that we talk about with failure to launch young men are the benefits of making mistakes. Some struggling young adults are too scared to make a mistake which prohibits them from actually stepping outside of their comfort zones to try new things in life....
by Matthew Arrington | Jun 19, 2012 | A Journey to Manhood, Effective Parenting
Many of the young men we coach have a strong desire to achieve independence but don’t know where to start. They’re unsatisfied with life and they understand that where they are at now is not where they want to be. They might have an objective in mind but...
by Matthew Arrington | May 21, 2012 | Effective Parenting
In the past we’ve talked about some of the reasons behind why more young men are experiencing failure to launch. In our efforts to continue to be on top of how we can best help our students, we have gathered stats and more information for you as parents to consider....
by Matthew Arrington | Mar 29, 2012 | A Journey to Manhood, Effective Parenting
Parents, especially successful parents are baffled as to why their child can’t seem to find the motivation to get a job or even get out of bed, while other parents believe their child has been dealt a bad hand because of the economy or their ex-husband or their...
by Matthew Arrington | Mar 27, 2012 | A Journey to Manhood, Effective Parenting
Many people stress the importance of being a good leader. But where does it start? Are good leaders born or trained? Whats the secret formula to becoming a good leader? Many different people rise in the ranks of leadership through different paths, but at Forte...
