Facts About Failure To Launch Syndrome

By Cynthia Patterson


It is very frustrating and also heart-breaking for a parent when they have a child struggling to leave home and start living independently. This is a situation that could make a parent to wonder whether they made some mistake that is inhibiting growth of the child or if that child is just being lazy. Whereas both of those scenarios are possible, there are a number of factors that lead to failure to launch syndrome. The factor that leads to it determines the treatment mode.

The term is a common way of describing young adults who are struggling with the transition to adulthood. It is defined as inability to leave home and support oneself, irrespective of the underlying causes. The people that suffer from it are young adults and will appear to be stuck or are not maturing in the expected manner. The majority of young adults will find the rites of passage into adulthood encouraging and enabling. For some of them however, the changes cause regressive behaviors.

Most young adults are in need of extra support during the transition into adulthood. This could include some stint with parents at home. It does not however imply that all such individuals who live with their parents will fail to launch. It is something that is considered after long periods of dependency from the person without motivation to progress. Examples of symptoms of failure to launch syndrome are failure to take responsibility, low level of persistence and low tolerance for distress.

There are a number of factors that influence the condition. The style of parenting, family experience and relationship between children and their parents will be a factor to consider. Parents that are overprotective of their children instill lack of autonomy in the children. When children are faced with challenges that are appropriate to their age at various stages, they get to miss out on ability to develop confidence.

Substance abuse is another factor that could lead to the syndrome. Unhealthy family systems, entitlement and isolation are known to have an effect. When a person is addicted, it could be possible that failure to launch will not be easily noticed. Individuals suffering from chemical addiction are likely to have diminished emotional, financial and cognitive stability. Regardless of addiction type in question, those affected by addiction are not able to live manageable lives.

Given the different factors that interfere with successful launch, treatments are also varied. It is essential to engage the family in setting the required expectations, setting goals that are short and attainable and creating a long-term plan. These will help to bring the people affected back on track. In most instances, it is best to have the persons affected to live with other young adults.

It is important to give the affected people clear responsibilities and if they do not live up to those, they should face natural consequences. Employing of organization coaches will help those affected to establish plans which assist in accomplishing such goals as finding a part-time job.

Individual therapy helps a great deal too. This helps to address doubts about the sense of effectiveness in the person. Therapy will also help to increase awareness of emotions and the ability to communicate the emotions effectively.




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