“Only when our adult children are forced to face the consequences of their own actions - their own choices - will it finally begin to sink in how deep their patterns of dependence and avoidance have become. And only then will we as parents be able to take the next step to real healing, forever ending our enabling habits and behaviors.” ConsequencesEnablingAdult ChildrenCodependence 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