FREE 90 MINUTE WEBINAR FOR PARENTS OF ADULT CHILDREN
Parenting often gets harder after children grow up, not because of love -but because the role quietly changes.
This free live 90-minute webinar helps you reduce tension, release guilt, and rebuild trust with your adult child — without fixing, controlling, or walking on eggshells.
Tuesday, March 3rd @ 7pm EST
Parenting often gets harder after children grow up, not because of love -but because the role quietly changes.
This free live 90-minute webinar helps you reduce tension, release guilt, and rebuild trust with your adult child — without fixing, controlling, or walking on eggshells.
Tuesday, March 3rd @ 7pm EST
In this free live 90-minute webinar, you’ll learn:
The 3 keys to rebuild trust with your adult child
Simple phrases that defuse conflict instead of escalating it
The 7 non-negotiables that change everything
How to release expectations that quietly create distance
How to shift from parent-child tension to adult-to-adult respect
These are practical tools you can start using immediately.
“Other parents like me trusted this — and it helped.”
What parents say after attending this webinar
“I didn’t realize how much of my stress came from trying to manage my adult child instead of relating to them. This webinar completely changed how I show up — and our conversations are already calmer.”
“Catherine explains things in a way that feels safe and practical. No blame. No guilt. Just clarity. I finally understood why things felt tense — and what to do instead.”
“I didn’t realize how much of my stress came from trying to manage my adult child instead of relating to them. This webinar completely changed how I show up — and our conversations are already calmer.”
“Catherine explains things in a way that feels safe and practical. No blame. No guilt. Just clarity. I finally understood why things felt tense — and what to do instead.”
Meet Catherine Hickem, LCSW
40+ years helping parents navigate the most misunderstood stage of parenting
Catherine Hickem has spent over four decades helping parents navigate the transition no one prepares you for — the shift from raising children to relating to adults.
She has worked with thousands of parents who love their children deeply, yet feel confused, discouraged, or afraid of damaging the relationship despite their best intentions.
Catherine’s approach is calm, compassionate, and practical. She focuses on helping parents:
Reduce conflict without withdrawing
Communicate without fixing or controlling
Rebuild trust after years of tension or distance
Show up with clarity and confidence in emotionally charged moments
No blame.
No labels.
No therapy jargon.
Just a clear, relationship-safe way forward.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker · 40+ years of real-world experience
If parenting your adult child feels harder than it should… you’re not alone.
Many parents arrive here feeling emotionally exhausted — even though they love their child deeply.
You may recognize yourself in this:
Conversations feel tense or surface-level
One wrong word turns into a fight or shutdown
You feel like you’re walking on eggshells
You’re trying to help — but it keeps backfiring
You worry you’re slowly losing the relationship
This doesn’t mean you failed.
It means you’re parenting in a season no one prepared you for.
The problem isn’t effort. It’s the role.
Most parent–adult child relationships don’t struggle because of love.
They struggle because the parenting role never evolved.
What worked when your child was young — guiding, correcting, protecting — can quietly damage trust once they’re adults.
Many parents stay in Manager Mode:
Offering advice that wasn’t asked for
Trying to fix problems that aren’t theirs to fix
Carrying responsibility that no longer belongs to them
Adult children experience this as pressure — even when intentions are good.
So they pull back.
Not because they don’t love you — but because the relationship no longer feels emotionally safe.
This webinar is about one simple shift that changes everything.
In this live training, you’ll learn how to move from Manager
Mode to an adult-to-adult relationship built on respect, safety, and trust.
Defensiveness goes down
Conversations feel calmer
Trust begins to rebuild
Connection becomes possible again
Only one person has to change for the relationship to improve.
In this free 90-minute live webinar, you’ll learn:
Why adult children shut down — even in loving families
The role shift that lowers tension and defensiveness
What to say (and what to stop saying) to protect
What to say (and what to stop saying) to protect
How to communicate without fixing, controlling, or lecturing
How to show up with calm, clarity, and confidenceFont
This Webinar Is Not For You If:
You want quick fixes
You only want to change your child
You’re unwilling to self-reflect
This Webinar Is For You If:
You love your adult child deeply
You want more connection and less conflict
You feel unsure how to show up now
You don’t want to lose the relationship over time
Imagine a year from now…
Conversations feel lighter.
You’re not rehearsing every sentence.
Your child feels safer opening up.
You feel calm, grounded, and confident.
Not perfect.
Just healthier.
Join the Free Live 90-Minute Webinar
This isn’t about changing your child. It’s about becoming the parent you want to be in this season — with clarity instead of fear, and connection instead of regret.