Tuesday, January 28, 2014

The Young Adult's Path To Independence

By Saleem Rana


Pam Broker, the founder and director of Milestones for Young Adults in Idaho, a young adult program, spoke to Lon Woodbury and Liz McGhee on Parent Choices for Struggling Teens show on L.A. Talk Radio. She talked about what young adults need to do to grow up and become independent, mature adults. The host of the show, Lon Woodbury is the founder of Woodbury Reports. He has worked with families and struggling teens since 1984. Co-host Elizabeth McGhee is the Director of Admissions and Referral Relations at Sandhill Child Development Center. She has over 19 years of clinical, consulting and referral relations experience. Parent Choices for Struggling Teens is sponsored by Father Flanagan's Boys Town in Nebraska.

Pamela Broker

As the the owner and director of Milestones for Young Adults--which is a young adult transition program- Pamela Broker has a wealth of experience. She has worked with adolescents, adults and their families for many years, working at 6 different programs in the Northwest as an admissions director prior to founding Milestones.

Numerous Challenges on the Young Adult's Path to Independence

The young adult's road to freedom in the United States is strewn with difficulties. The traditional path to maturity, consisting of working, marrying, having children, and participating in culture-- is ending up being increasingly difficult for young people. There are numerous factors for this situation. Pamela talked about society's impact--it takes longer to get a great education and entry level work hardly pays for the price of meals and shelter let alone the rest of life's requirements. She talked about the influence of telecommunication tools-- it's possible for a kid to live vicariously on the Internet. She talked about over-functioning moms and dads doing every little thing for their kids. And she talked about youngsters having learning disorders or addictions. Nonetheless, despite these possibilities, Pamela also thought that a huge part of the issue may merely be because of the youngster's unwillingness to leave their parental home. "They are comfortable where they are,so why would they do something else? They obtain an allowance, a roof, a cozy bed, and wonderful meals.".

Pamela provided a number of pointers for parents: offer children bottom line ordinances, allow them to play the game of life, and permit them to learn from their mistakes if they run out of money. She recommended that parents make it clear to their kids that their child's mayhem is not the parent's. She outlined how parents could get external help from their regional community, from teachers, therapists, and life coaches, and from organizations, groups, and companies devoted to helping young people develop into responsible adults.

Summary

The interview covered problems like why young adults are "failing to launch." It discussed the adverse effect of helicopter parents, the negative impact of addiction to modern technology, and the creeping alienation experienced in modern society. Finally, the interview also discussed how kids's brains do not develop until they are twenty-five years of ages, how parenting has altered over the decades, and how moms and dads need to make their children take responsibility for their very own lives.




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