Co-Occurring Disorders in Failure to Launch Syndrome Are you worried about your teen’s future? Many parents feel lost when their kids can’t seem to grow up. This is called Failure to Launch Syndrome (FTL). It’s not a real medical term but it shows up when young people...
Understanding Failure to Launch Programs and Their Goals Are you worried about your teen or young adult not launching into adulthood? Many parents feel lost when their kids can’t seem to move forward. This is known as Failure to Launch (FTL) Syndrome and affects many...
Parenting and Failure to Launch Parenting is hard but when your adult child can’t leave the nest it’s even harder. Learn how to cope with “failure to launch” as a parent, managing emotions, setting boundaries, and supporting your child’s independence. This...
Understanding Failure to Launch in Teens on the Autism Spectrum Do you have an adult with autism who’s not launching? We do. They can’t make friends, get a job or live on their own. This is called “failure to launch” and it’s common for those on the autism spectrum....
What are Failure to Launch Programs Failure to launch programs for young adults help teens who struggle with adulting. They’re like a boot camp for life skills. These programs tackle issues like depression, substance abuse, and mental health disorders. They aim...
When a person enters their twenties and moves away and leaves their teenage years behind, they begin their lives as young adults. At this stage in life, most 20 somethings are thinking about moving out of their parents home and living their own independent life....
This story was first published by the HuffPost of Australia and written by Bella Westaway. Misha Heaton was excited for the birth of her brother. At four-years-old, she couldn’t wait for a playmate, to bounce around the gardens of their home on the North Shore of...
At The Crossroads is a premier Independent Living Program for troubled young adults struggling with mental health issues, behavioral issues that may have resulted in detention or incarceration, and trouble with living independently. We offer young adult recovery...
For Our Kids… I recently had my second child. This combined with working with troubled youth leaves parenting on my mind about 90% of the time. If I wasn’t sure before, having a newborn and a 2-year-old has definitely convinced me that being a parent is the hardest...
Have you heard the word Couth? If you heard it in a sentence today, would you be surprised to hear it? How often is such a word used in the current young adult population? Is the rising generations taught this word and the meaning of it? And should they develop it? I...
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