Areas of Transition - Parents

Our process for the parents, though all areas are relevant, focuses around two of the Areas of Transition, Faith and Relationships. We guide the parents to explore these spheres in the context of how they show up as a parent.

Faith

As we gain in years, we learn more about how crucial faith is to our lives. We have been shown when parents engage their process of supporting a young adult in transition, significant transformations take place when faith is explored, modeled, and refined. We, actively and intentionally, explore the parent’s expression of faith in the context of parenting. We look at and discuss:

• Exploring and clarifying their Faith.
• Aligning actions with Faith.
• Caring for their young person from a faith-based perspective.

Relationship

We all can improve how we approach relationships. Like our efforts with the young adult, we want to guide, reflect, and encourage attitudes and behaviors that engage meaningful relationships. Faith is expressed in how we show up to our self and to others. We will consider the relationship to:

• his/her own self
• the partner and/or co-parent
• the young adult