Sending your young adult into the real world can feel both heartbreaking and heart-warming. In this episode, Dr. Jim Burns—author, speaker, and president of HomeWord—joins Paige Clingenpeel to share practical, faith-based wisdom for parents navigating this season. Together, they unpack the essential life skills kids need before leaving home, how to raise children toward greater responsibility without enabling, and the shift parents must make from being in control to becoming a coach. They also explore how to help your child build a lasting faith in God, ways to keep a marriage strong as family dynamics change, and the importance of spiritual intimacy and intentionality in marriage. Dr. Burns leaves parents with hope, reminding them that even in the hard moments of letting go, God is at work shaping both us and our children for what’s ahead.
HomeWord: https://homeword.com/
Doing Life With Your Adult Children by Dr. Jim Burns: https://homeword.com/product/dlwac-book/
A Student’s Guide to Sexual Integrity: God’s Plan for Sex and Your Body by Dr. Jim Burns: https://homeword.com/product/students-guide-to-sexual-integrity-gods-plan-for-sex-and-your-body/
Paige Clingenpeel: PaigeClingenpeel.com
Questions About the Podcast? Email: paigeclingenpeel@gmail.com
Facebook: @Paige Clingenpeel
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YouTube: Embracing Your Season sponsored by HomeWord
Paige’s Takeaways:
- Have I fully prepared them for the real world?
- As parents, we’ll always feel like there’s something we missed, but we can trust that God’s plan for our children is bigger than ours.
- As parents, we’ll always feel like there’s something we missed, but we can trust that God’s plan for our children is bigger than ours.
- Rest in surrender
- Release your kids to the Lord and know He will continue to guide them.
- Release your kids to the Lord and know He will continue to guide them.
- Stand firm in your parenting boundaries
- Set clear boundaries and consequences, while also beginning to release control as they grow.
- Set clear boundaries and consequences, while also beginning to release control as they grow.
- Keep investing in your marriage
- Make intentional choices to grow together as your child transitions into adulthood.
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