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Mothers of Adult Children Help Center

Most mothers of adult children feel inadequate, and with good reason. Consider just a few of the sobering statistics mentioned by Terri Apter in The Myth of Maturity (W.W., Norton, 2001):

	34% of 25- to 34-year-olds live with their parents or have "boomeranged" back recently.
	Use of antidepressant medication is highest among 21- to 32-year olds.
	Suicide, alcoholism, eating disorders, and depression among young adults over 21 have tripled in the last 25 years.

Drawing from her 25 years as a psychotherapist and 38 as a mother, Wendy Boorn is helping mothers of adult children talk out loud about their worries and giving them hope through this site and her book Cool, Calm, and Connected: Daily Readings to Help Mothers Stop Worrying About Their Adult Children.

Make yourself at home by visiting:

	Meditations that provide inspiration for mothers of adult children
	Opportunities to share your own stories, successes and questions
	More information about the book Cool, Calm, and Connected
	Information about Wendy Boorn
	Information about Wendy Boorn's parent coaching
	Information about Wendy Boorn's philosophy
	Links to other sites that can be helpful to mothers of adult children
	Suggested reading lists of books helpful to mothers of adult children

   "When my girlfriends and I get together, all we ever do is complain about our adult kids. We used to suffer in silence, but now we've finally admitted to each other how incompetent we feel as mothers.

   We're either worried about how screwed-up our kids are or how screwed-up our relationships with our kids are.

   We all feel guilty and blame ourselves for their problems. We commiserate, and that's a relief, but nothing ever really changes ...."

   -- A mother of adult children and future support group participant