Practical resources
Start with simple prompts for noticing strengths, exploring direction, and helping a young person feel understood without taking over the decision.
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These are not assessments or scripts. They are low-pressure ways to notice what is already there and create more room for a young person's own voice.
Notice strengths
A strength is more than something a person does well. Notice what consistently gives them energy, what roles they naturally take on, and what other people rely on them to bring.
When did you feel most like yourself this week—and what were you doing?
Explore direction
Big future questions get lighter when they become experiments. Pay attention to environments, problems, and kinds of contribution that make a young person more curious—not just more impressive.
What kind of problem would you happily spend an afternoon trying to solve?
Build connection
Parents do not have to disappear from the decision. The goal is to ask questions that help a young person hear their own thinking before everyone rushes toward a solution.
Do you want me to listen, ask questions, or help you make a plan?
From Molly's resource library
These earlier Mom! Guess What? resources are being reviewed for their next chapter. Ask Molly if one would be helpful for your family now.
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A practical couples resource designed to make the intense early-parenthood hours feel a little more prepared and a lot less lonely.
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A planning resource created to help partners talk through support, expectations, and the transition into life with a new baby.
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