20 ways to speak with your adult child (opens in new tab)

Your child is a grown adult now — maybe with their own home, career, or kids. The advice that once kept them safe can now land as criticism, and that sting is sharper when ADHD is in the picture. The job shifts from managing to connecting. This guide gives you 20 concrete ways to talk with your adult child so they feel respected, not corrected — and so the conversation actually goes somewhere.