Contrary to what public opinion may lead us to believe, most parents who reach out to me have not lost connection with their adult children due to cruelty or neglect. They has lost it through what I call anxious overinvolvement—the kind of hypervigilant involvement that comes from genuine love, a desire to be helpful, and a hidden fear of losing connection with their grown children.

If your adult child is stuck, overthinking, or second-guessing their life decisions, here are three common parent behaviors that quietly erode respect and make matters worse.

When overthinking drives parents to catastrophize, it usually does not bode well for their adult children. Maddening thought spirals, such as "What if they........

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