What Mel Robbins has said about Parenting adult children
2 quotes · 1 episode · Sep 21, 2026
Mel Robbins, American author, podcast host and former lawyer who hosts The Mel Robbins Podcast, has been quoted on Parenting adult children 2 times in 1 episode of The Mel Robbins Podcast, most recently on September 21, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Robbins cautions parents against comparing siblings, arguing judgment and comparison push people away.
“And the one thing that will push someone away is judgment and comparison. So let him. Let him be in a job you don't like”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: Let Them: How to Handle Difficult People & Take Back Your Peace and Power (Sep 21, 2026) · Listen from 19:28
Robbins contends there is no such thing as a dead-end job because all work builds skills and experience.
“there is no such thing as a dead end job, period. All work has value. Every job teaches you skills”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: Let Them: How to Handle Difficult People & Take Back Your Peace and Power (Sep 21, 2026) · Listen from 21:53
Episodes
Let Them: How to Handle Difficult People & Take Back Your Peace and PowerThe Mel Robbins Podcast · Sep 21, 2026 · 47 min
Mel Robbins teaches a 'me, we, them' framework for applying The Let Them Theory to difficult relationships, using listener questions about parents, children, friends, and partners.
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