#478 How to Love and Lead Your Adult Kids with Jim Burns
Java with Juli - Making Sense of God and Sex
Authentic Intimacy®
4.9 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 14 August 2023
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
How do you parent your adult children well after they've left the nest? What does it look like to hold steadfast to your beliefs while loving an adult child who has chosen to live differently? And are your children's choices your fault?
These are some of the questions Juli asks in today's interview with guest Jim Burns, a well-known teacher in the field of marriage and family, and the president of the organization HomeWord. Jim shares from both his experience and his expertise, and has a lot of encouraging advice to share.
Guest: Dr. Jim Burns
Jim’s Instagram: @drjimburns
Jim’s Twitter: @drjimburns
Jim’s website: HomeWord.com
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| 0:00.0 | Did you know authentic intimacy has a new website? |
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| 0:42.9 | Well, hey there, welcome to Jabba with Julie. |
| 0:47.4 | As you may know, this podcast is a listener-supported outreach of authentic intimacy. |
| 0:53.1 | Now, if you're a parent whose children are accelerating towards adulthood, you're probably increasingly aware of how your role in their |
| 0:56.0 | life is needing to change. While those days of changing diapers and arranging playdates have given |
| 1:02.3 | way to weekly phone calls to stay in touch and trying to keep track of what they're doing |
| 1:07.4 | and the decisions they're making, this is the life of parenting adult kids, |
| 1:12.4 | and I can say from experience that it is very different from parenting young kids and even |
| 1:17.7 | from parenting teenagers. Well, this is an episode you'll want to listen to if you're a parent |
| 1:23.0 | wondering what this is supposed to look like. And you might also be interested as an adult child as you |
| 1:28.9 | just think even about the boundaries and relationships that you have with your own parents. |
| 1:34.1 | Well, for today's podcast, I am joined by Dr. Jim Burns. He is an author and president of Homeward. |
| 1:40.3 | Jim has spent his life writing and teaching on marriage, parenting, and also sexual issues. |
| 1:45.9 | As the parent of adult kids, he has a wealth of personal experience to speak on some of the more challenging aspects of parenting adults, which is why I wanted to have this conversation with them. |
| 1:57.4 | So grab your coffee, put on your headphones, and join me for my conversation with Dr. Jim Burns. |
| 2:06.1 | Well, Jim, welcome to Job with Julia. I don't think I've ever had a conversation with you on this |
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