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There are challenges and joys of raising adult children, and we can become defined by them if we aren’t careful. Our role changes as our kids grow, and there are ways we can strengthen the relationship between us and our adult children. Let’s talk about it today with guest Jill Savage!
Jill Savage is an author and speaker who is passionate about encouraging families. She is the author of seven books including Professionalizing Motherhood, My Hearts At Home, Real Moms…Real Jesus, Living With Less So Your Family Has More, and her most recent bestselling release No More Perfect Moms.
Featured on Focus on the Family, Crosswalk.com, and as the host of the Heartbeat radio program, Jill is the founder and director of Hearts at Home, an organization that encourages moms. Jill and her husband, Mark, have five children, three who are married, two granddaughters and one grandson. They make their home in Normal, Illinois.
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Parenting Adult Children Article – “Finally, I’m beginning to see my children in a new way,” he said. “Both are married and have kids of their own. I’m amazed at what good, capable people they are. I realize in talking with others that I have not been as encouraging as I could be. I wonder if that’s why my daughter seems distant…”
Proverbs 25:11
Mark 10:27
Hello we have any children seven of which are still living at home ages 28 to 8. The 26 year-old will just be leaving for a year to be part of an internship and the twenty-four-year-old will be married this fall. We are ok worth our children living at home as they try out different ministry opportunities and such, and when they are not, they are responsibly working to earn money. My question is ; how much do you charge them to live in your home? We do not earn a large some of money and our budget is fairly tight, so what is a fair amount to ask. They eat at least 2 of their 3 meals here and pack lunch from our refrigerator, and of course do all of their laundry at home. Please be specific, because we really don’t know what a fair amount is.