When Helping Hurts: How Snowplow Parenting Contributes to Failure to Launch

Many parents find themselves asking the same difficult question: Am I helping my child grow, or am I making it harder for them to become independent?

In this episode of What Do We Do Now? from AMFM Healthcare, host Robin Lovell is joined by Aja Chavez, Vice President of Adolescent Services at AMFM Healthcare, and Dr. Chris Hoff, narrative therapist, educator, and founder of the California Family Institute, for a conversation about one of the most common concerns families face today: failure to launch.

The conversation offers practical guidance for parents who recognize these patterns at home, including how to set healthy boundaries, introduce accountability, tolerate their own discomfort, and support growth without stepping in too quickly to solve every problem.

If you’re raising a teen or young adult and wondering how to balance support with independence, this episode provides valuable insight, practical tools, and a hopeful perspective.