Parenting Adult Children: Post-Conference Resource Guide

Thank you for attending the 'Forever Family: Parenting Adult Children' workshop. This resource page compiles key session topics, biblical tools, and trusted articles to help you continue growing in wisdom, love, and faith as you navigate this unique parenting season.

📘 Workshop Sessions with Key Points

Session 1: Trusting God with Your Adult Children

• God loves your children more than you do – Jeremiah 31:3, Romans 5:8

• Letting go of control and embracing trust – Proverbs 3:5–6

• Prayer is your most powerful tool – Colossians 4:2, Philippians 4:6

• Waiting on God’s timing is an act of faith – Psalm 27:14, Habakkuk 2:3

Session 2: Understanding Roles and Responsibilities

• God’s role: Conviction, transformation, timing – 1 Corinthians 3:6, Philippians 1:6

• Parent’s role: Modeling, prayer, boundaries – Titus 2:7, Ephesians 6:4

• Adult child’s role: Accountability and obedience – Galatians 6:5, Romans 14:12

• Avoid over-functioning or rescuing – Proverbs 22:26–27, 2 Thessalonians 3:10

Session 3: Honoring Their Autonomy & Being a Godly Example

• Lead by example, not control – Titus 2:7, 1 Peter 5:3

• Respect their choices even when you disagree – Romans 12:18

• Practice forgiveness and humility – Colossians 3:13, James 3:17

• Letters can bless more than lectures – Proverbs 25:11

Session 4: Navigating Conversations and Seasons of Change

• Be quick to listen, slow to speak – James 1:19

• Ask good questions rather than give constant advice – Proverbs 20:5

• Seasoned words build bridges – Colossians 4:6

• Adapt to change with grace – Ecclesiastes 3:1, Psalm 90:12

📎 Appendix Topics

• Who’s Responsible? (God’s Role, Parent’s Role, Child’s Role)

• Should They Stay or Should They Go? – Housing & Independence

• When Helping Hurts – Financial Boundaries

🔗 Recommended Articles

How to Trust God With Your Adult Children
https://www.focusonthefamily.com/parenting/how-to-trust-god-with-your-adult-children

Learning to Trust God With Your Adult Children
https://www.christianparenting.org/articles/learning-to-trust-god-with-your-adult-children

Parenting Adult Children
https://www.thebanner.org/features/2024/07/parenting-adult-children

📖 Scripture Encouragement

• Proverbs 22:6 – 'Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.'
• Galatians 6:5 – 'For each will have to bear his own load.'
• 1 Corinthians 3:6 – 'I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth.'