Dr. Ken Wilgus encourages parents to deliberately work their way out of the parenting role by the time their child is 18, and …

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  1. I appreciate the explanation but I don't believe this teaching is in alignment with God's word! Why would I give my teenager permission to do something that's going to hurt them or possibly someone else ??

  2. What you're teaching is dangerous and contrary to what God's word says. Proverbs 22:6 says "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it!" Children don't know what's best for them, which is why we have to tell them and then hold them accountable. 🙏🏾🙌🏾

  3. I used this approach with my oldest, did not go well. I will control, as much as needed. I will not allow mine to hang with the wrong crowd, make big important decisions with their immature brains. Sorry, this can be bad advise. If it worked for you, great, but it will not work for all.

  4. I really needed to hear this today. My 13 year old just asked me when he could move out and I broke down. I felt like a failure as a parent. I've loved and supported him and not hovered over him. He has lots of the freedoms spoken about here. So it really blind-sided me when he said he wanted to move out. But hearing this advice gives me some comfort that it's normal and I need to carry on gearing him up to leave.

  5. Praying for our son. Our heart is aching for him…he seemed to know everything he is doing is right and reasonable…he is a SH graduating student. We are trying to reach out to him to help and to guide, but he already kept a distance from us🥺 but still we're doing all we can to ahow him our love. His dad and I are both pastoring a church but he started to stay away from the people in the church, too.😢😢

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  7. In my opinion, 18 is still considered a teen… not an adult. The law only says 18 is an adult because at that age, you can get a job without having to have a parents signature for that 18 to work in the workforce. To me a young adult is someone who's out of the teen stage in that number. Young adult hood should be acknowledged at the age of 20. I'm just saying. My 18 year old is wilding out because in her mind she's so called grown now. I'm talking about piercings, tattoos, verbage, being verbally smart mouth… I'm just learning to just let her do her as she has said. Just step back and pray for the greatest outcome for all discussions they make. Just listen when she needs someone to listen to her and not even ask questions or give my advice because doing anything other than that only cause issues. My answers will only be ok, sure, OK if that's what you feel is best for you.

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