How to Repair Your Relationship With Your Kids?

Empower them

When your child was young, things were either your way or the highway, but as they age, Gamboni recommends projecting less power and allowing your child to feel empowered by making their own decisions. “What could really diffuse the tension or decrease the potential for offensiveness is to just fuse the power differential,” Gamboni said. “When the 18-year-old or 20-something is really coming into their own, they’re also garnering a lot of agency and confidence within themselves. I think something parents could do to help their child garner that power and agency are not as power projecting as they once were when they were raising their child below the age of 18.”