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When your adult child's dreams depend on your money

My daughter wants to take a gap year to travel and find herself but she has student loans and no savings and expects me to fund this journey of self-discovery.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The tension between wanting to support your child's growth and recognizing when financial support enables avoidance of adult responsibilities.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Launching adult children?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.