Your child has long surpassed you in height, but is in no hurry to behave like an adult, start living independently, or at least share household responsibilities with you? How to prepare and push him to a new stage of life? How, recognizing his independence, establish new boundaries of what is permitted? Finally, how can you avoid overdoing it by making his existence under your wing too comfortable? Educator Jill Hines and Dr Alison Baverstock, scientist, writer and mother of four, answer these questions and more. Their book is designed to help cope with conflicts that inevitably arise in relationships with adult children, rethink the parental role and build trusting relationships with them that will become a source of joy and support for them and for you for many years.