Recommended Reading for Empty Nest Parents (18+)

  • The Afternoon of Life: Finding Purpose and Joy in Midlife – Elyse Fitzpatrick
  • Barbara and Susan’s Guide to the Empty Nest – Barbara Rainey, Susan Yates
  • Blessing Your Grown Children: Affirming, Helping, and Establishing Boundaries – Debra Evans
  • Boundaries: When to Say Yes, When to Say No to Take Control of Your Life – Henry Cloud, John Townsend
  • Come Back, Barbara – C. John Miller, Barbara Miller Juliani
  • Empty Nest: Strategies to Help Your Kids Take Flight – Marci Seither
  • Setting Boundaries with Your Adult Children: Six Steps to Hope and Healing for Struggling Parents – Allison Bottke, Carol Kent
  • When Your Kids Aren’t Kids Anymore – Jerry E. White, Mary White
  • You Never Stop Being a Parent: Thriving Relationship with Your Adult Children – Elyse Fitzpatrick, Jim Newheiser