The Do’s and Don’ts of Adulting

Whether you have a teen heading off to college or a recent graduate stepping into the real world, navigating the transition can be a challenge. From managing financial responsibility to cultivating healthy habits and relationships, this episode shares the do’s and don’ts of adulting with practical tips to help your teen thrive on their own.

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Somehow my baby is just two months away from officially becoming an adult! I look at her and I wonder where the time went. It feels like I just dropped her off at daycare. And now she’s about to find out that being a teenager is hard, but being an adult is even harder. So I’ve been making a list of things I want her to remember as she enters adulthood.

In this episode we discuss…

Understanding how to trust your gut
Why it’s important to trust the process, even when you don’t see immediate results
Allowing yourself to be vulnerable while maintaining boundaries
Why you should accept a mint when someone offers
How to keep your home secure
The reasoning behind sleeping with your door closed and locked
Acknowledging wins, big or small
Finding the lessons in every experience, good and bad
Making your physical and mental health a priority
Knowing when you need to push through and when to take a break
The effect not wearing sunblock has on your skin
Being a person of your word
Pushing through feelings of fear
Why self-care is essential to your well-being
Understanding how to manage your finances
Taking accountability for your actions
Why you should ask for help when you need it
Socializing to maintain connection with others
Why being comfortable is not always a good thing
The benefits of trying new things

Accepting that your teen is an adult who can make their own decisions can be quite an adjustment for you and for them. And while you never really sleep soundly after they leave the house, knowing that you have taught them valuable life skills should help you sleep a little more sound.

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Simone Jones Tyner

My name is Simone, and I'm addicted to sharing! On this blog, I share recipes, shopping tips, relationship and parenting advice, a joke, an opinion and just about everything in between. In between sharing, I run an integrated marketing agency where my love of details and straight lines are put to good use. But my most important job is being a wife and mother to a teenaged daughter who still seems to like me—for now anyway.