- Talk about everybody's expectations before she moves in around the following topics:
>> Childcare
>> Housework
>> Money
>> Time together
>> Time apart
- Parents get the final say about how the kids are raised
- Don't be the go-between your mother and your spouse. Encourage direct communication
- Don't let resentments build up
- Don't process every gripe that you have. Let some of the little things go
- Adult children should know that their parent may feel guilty or like they're a burden
- Parents should know that their adult children may feel over-controlled or intruded upon
Dr.Coleman is a frequent guest on the Today Show, NPR, The BBC, and San Francisco's View from the Bay. He has also appeared on ABC 20/20, Good Morning America, America Online Coaches and numerous news programs for FOX, ABC, CNN, and NBC television. He is a psychologist in private practice with offices in San Francisco and Oakland, California and is a Senior Fellow with the Council on Contemporary Families. He has served on the clinical faculties of The University of California at San Francisco, The Wright Institute Graduate School of Psychology, and the San Francisco Psychotherapy Research Group. His advice has been featured in The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, Psychology Today, The San Francisco Chronicle, Parenting Magazine, Cosmopolitan Magazine, and many others. He is also a contributing editor for Twins Magazine. Dr. Coleman is the author of four books and his books have been translated into Chinese, Croatian, and Korean, and are also available in the U.S., U.K., and throughout Europe.
