Archive - Not Therapy

Am I a bad parent for charging my kid rent?

How to move your young adult toward independence, out of your house, and off your payroll. A step-by-step guide for parents at different starting…

Jul 31 • Hayley Caddes

The thing an AI chatbot can't give your kid (and who can)

Part 2. It's almost never another diagnosis, another program, or a better app. Here's what the Harvard research points to.

Jul 24 • Hayley Caddes

My kid would rather talk to AI than to me

Part 1. Why the thing you want to take away is the clearest map you have of what your young adult needs.

Jul 17 • Hayley Caddes

Real parent questions, answered!

A 21-year-old who can't stand the word "mentor," a 41-year-old who can't manage money, and what we'd actually do about each.

Jul 9 • Hayley Caddes

June 2026

But how do I actually help my young adult find a mentor??

It's more hands-off than you think.

Jun 30 • Hayley Caddes

What Jonathan Haidt isn't telling you about your stuck 21-year-old

Great to know about how we got here, but what are parents supposed to do now?

Jun 24 • Hayley Caddes

Stuck isn't sick.

We're back. And we have something to tell you about your kid.

Jun 18 • Hayley Caddes

January 2025

What Paris Hilton’s SICAA Bill ️Means for Troubled Teen Industry

Our Hot Take 🔥 on Paris Hilton’s Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act

Jan 24, 2025 • Hayley Caddes

December 2024

It’s not magic, but it’s also Not Therapy

🌈 Before we dive in…Our New Parent Guide

Dec 10, 2024 • Hayley Caddes

November 2024

How to NOT get gooned...and save $100k

How to not be that kid who disappears from high school for a year and everyone’s like, where tf is Hayley???

Nov 8, 2024 • Hayley Caddes

October 2024

The girl that NO ONE wants to talk about

💚 Our perception of Paris Hilton as two former troubled teen treatment survivors 💚

Oct 30, 2024 • Hayley Caddes

September 2024

The number one parenting red flag

🌈 Before we dive in…

Sep 25, 2024 • Hayley Caddes

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