by Matthew Arrington | May 1, 2013 | Effective Parenting, Parent Education Series
Last week, in Part 3 of our series “3 Ways to Help Your Son Achieve Independence” we discussed the 2nd “E” factor: Engagement. We also talked about the 3 c’s that are absolutely instrumental in keeping your son engaged. In Part 4 of this...
by Matthew Arrington | Dec 26, 2012 | Effective Parenting, Parent Education Series
Last week, in Part 2 of our series “3 Ways to Help Your Son Achieve Independence” we discussed the 1st and most important “E” factor which is Environment. We also talked about the 3 R’s that are crucial in creating an environment of...
by Matthew Arrington | Nov 29, 2012 | Effective Parenting, Parent Education Series
Last week, in Part 1 of our series “3 Ways to Help Your Son Achieve Independence” we identified what it means to be truly independent. We also dispelled the myth that independence is merely having a job, going to school and making money. In Part 2 of this...
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...
