Lazy or Stuck? Why Your Adult Child Avoids Life and How to Respond
About this episode
This episode discusses the challenges parents face when their adult children avoid responsibility and how to understand their behavior.
Ask a question, send us a message, or let us know how you like the podcast Episode 127 - Lazy or Stuck? Why Your Adult Child Avoids Life and How to Respond If you’re staring at a “failure to launch” situation and thinking, “Are they lazy… or are they stuck?” — you’re not alone. When an adult child avoids responsibility, avoids work, or keeps waiting for rescue, it can feel confusing and infuriating. But in family systems terms, this pattern is often under-functioning, and it usually shows up ...
People in this episode
Host: Tina Gosney
Topics covered
- adult children
- family dynamics
- responsibility
- under-functioning
- over-functioning
Keywords
- failure to launch
- adult child
- family systems
- responsibility avoidance
- parenting
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