Healing Parent and Adult Child Relationships with Dr. John Townsend
Focus On The Family With Jim DalyThis year, take the first step toward healing the distance between you and your adult child. You love your child. That has never changed. But now, when you reach out…there’s silence. When special moments come and go…there’s distance. You
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worry about saying the wrong thing. You second-guess everything. Maybe the last phone call ended in tension — or maybe they haven’t answered at all. If you’re feeling this disconnect with your own adult child, you’re not alone — and you don’t have to stay stuck. That’s why Focus on the Family created this 7-part video series, Healing Parent and Adult Child Relationships, featuring renowned Christian psychologist and counselor Dr. John Townsend. With deep compassion, biblical truth, and decades of insight, Dr. Townsend will help you: • Understand what might be driving your adult child’s withdrawal, anger, or silence • Identify patterns of control or miscommunication that unintentionally push them away • Learn to express truth and love without compromising your convictions • Set boundaries that protect both your heart and your hope • Begin to rebuild trust — even if the relationship feels beyond repair Each short video is easy to watch, grounded in Scripture, and designed to equip you with the clarity, courage, and grace needed to pursue healing. No matter how strained things feel right now — God is not done with your story. He is in the business of restoring broken relationships. And this series can help you take the first faithful step.
Videos
- 1Episode 1: What Soured the Relationship in the Past?Counselor Dr. John Townsend describes the most common relationship dynamics that lead an adult child to distance themselves from their parents.
- 2Episode 2: Parental ManipulationDr. John Townsend describes how parents can turn to manipulating when they don’t know how to appropriately hand over control for their teens.
- 3Episode 3: Parents Modeling HumilityDr. John Townsend gives some initial steps to reconnection with your young adult children.
- 4Episode 4: Steps to ForgivenessDr. John Townsend explains that grieving is an important component of forgiveness. Parents must fully recognize their hurt and then let it go.
- 5Episode 5: Walking on EggshellsDr. John Townsend explains the importance of talking with your child and establishing some ground rules for the relationship.
- 6Episode 6: EstrangementDr. John Townsend points to truths from the prodigal son to encourage parents whose efforts to reconcile are continually rebuffed by their child.
- 7Episode 7: Asking God for Help in Your RelationsipDr. John Townsend encourages parents with the reminder that when we acknowledge that we are fully dependent on God, He begins to work.
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