“Helping is doing something for someone that he is not capable of doing himself. Enabling is doing for someone what he could and should be doing for himself. ...Simply, enabling creates an atmosphere in which our adult children can comfortably continue their unacceptable behavior.” EnablingCodependencyAdult Children Book:Setting Boundaries with Your Adult Children: Six Steps to Hope and Healing for Struggling Parents Source: Setting Boundaries with Your Adult Children: Six Steps to Hope and Healing for Struggling Parents