Emptying the Nest Launching Your Young Adult toward Success and Self-Reliance [Paperback]

In today's rapidly changing world and challenging economy, young adults increasingly find themselves at a crossroads between financial and emotional dependence and autonomy. Drawing on Dr. Sachs' extensive clinical experience and his illuminating discussion of the latest psychological research,Emptying the Nestwill support parents in their efforts to cultivate their young adult's success and self-reliance while simultaneously maintaining healthy family relationships. Parents will:

- understand the family dynamics that either impede or nurture self-sufficiency;
- foster a higher degree of academic, professional, and fiscal responsibility;
- effectively encourage young adults to establish realistic goals and create a meaningful vision for their future;
- learn how to gradually let go, so that young adults discover how to resolve their own problems.

Introduction: Pulling Anchor, Setting Sail * No Place Like Home, No Place To Go: The Modern Landscape of Young Adulthood * The Rites and Wrongs of Passage: Developmental Tasks for the Young Adult * Failure to Launch: Family Dynamics and the Emerging Adult * Start Your Engines: Fostering Autonomy and Motivation * The Rites and Wrongs of Passage: Developmental Tasks for Parents * Getting Beyond Whatever': Growth-Promoting Communication During the Young Adult Years * Preparation for Separation: Putting It All Into Action * Enduring Intimacy: Your Marriage at the Launching Phase * Letting Go, Moving On: The Midlife Launch * Conclusion: Dancing to the Music of Time: Thoughts and Reflections

Offers guidance on how 20-somethings can be encouraged to move forward while maintaining healthy family relationships. Baltimore Jewish Times

Sachs' wonderful book,Emptying the Nest, is wonderful blend of valuable insights, innovative advice, and much needed 'loving accountability' for young adults and their families. This book is a 'must have' for every parent seeking to fosterlƒX