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Majoring in Failure?

(Original airdate: October 24, 2011) How old is too old to be living in your parents' house? Twenty-three-year-old Justin is a high school dropout who has lost 12 jobs and calls his family's basement home. Justin's stepfather, Bill, and his mother, Bonnie, say they don't understand why Justin has stopped trying to climb life's ladder of success, and are sick of trying to encourage him to move out and on with his life. Justin and his sister, Brianne, say their stepfather is a bully whose name-calling and tough love has backfired and made the situation worse. Bill says he's only trying to motivate Justin. Can Dr. Phil give these parents the tools they need to help Justin stand on his own two feet? And, Kris makes her living as a college prep advisor but admits she can't motivate her own sons to excel at anything other than mooching. In fact, both of her sons have dropped out of college! Twenty-year-old Charlie says he's racked up so many legal fees from the trouble he's caused that he can't afford to move out, and his 19-year-old brother, Cody, appears to be following in his footsteps. Can these parents help their adult children find their independence? Don't miss Dr. Phil's advice for parents who want to raise motivated and contributing adults!
Aired: May 31, 2012 Genre: TalkCasts: Phil McGrawCreated By: Oprah Winfrey Phil McGrawDuration: 42m Rating: 0 Country: United States of America Production: Peteski Productions, Harpo Productions, Stage 29 Productions
Episodes
01: Brat Ban02: Cindy and George Anthony: The Interview03: The Anthonys: The Revelations04: Ted Williams: The Apology05: Sugar Baby Students06: The Trial: The Truth07: Levi Johnston: Thrust Into the Spotlight08: The Cost of Beauty09: Taylor Armstrong One on One10: Overweight or Underfed11: Love Times Three12: Prophet or Pedophile?13: Inside the FLDS14: Baby after Breakup15: Who's to Blame?16: Radical Parenting17: Is My Teen Blinded by Love?18: Life in the Fast Lane20: Going to Extremes21: What Really Happened?22: Missing for a Decade: A Girl Held Captive23: Missing for a Decade: The Girl Escapes24: Guns N' Roses & Second Chances25: Lisa Ling Investigates: The Secret World of Amateur Adult Video26: Dr. Phil and Robin: Dancing with the Stars27: Bullying: The Power to Protect Your Child28: Our Teen is Tearing the Family Apart29: Grandmas Feud over Becca's Baby30: Twins Search for Twins31: Majoring in Failure?32: Won't Do "I Do" Until ...33: Shaming the Family Name34: Exes Behaving Badly35: Pageant Mom and Daughter Compete36: House of Horrors and Other Shocking Headlines37: Monster In-Laws38: A Family Secret: A Brother's Apology39: Affairs, Lies and Audiotape40: Parents Caught Crossing the Line?41: Dr. Phil Family: Alexandra's Admissions42: Love Triangle43: Discipline Video: A Daughter's New Accusations against the Judge44: A Father Accused: Who's Telling the Truth?45: Dr. Phil's Twin-Tacular with Adam Sandler46: The Mysterious Death of Rebecca Zahau47: Rebecca Zahau: The New Autopsy Results Revealed48: Imperfect Justice?49: A New Dr Phil Series: Marriage Meltdown50: Penn State Scandal: Parents Beware51: Marriage Meltdown, Part 252: Most Outrageous Monster In-Law Returns53: Heaviest Woman on Record54: Twins Search for Twins55: Have a Little Faith56: Happy, Healthy and Hot for the Holidays57: Marriage Meltdown, Part 358: Desperately Seeking Attention59: Anger Intervention60: Chore Wars61: Sibling Rivalry and Abuse62: Get Divorced or Get Even63: Generation Lazy?64: Plastic Disaster65: Murder of a Preacher's Wife66: Innocence Robbed: A Horrific Story of Abuse67: Cost of Living68: Saving Daniella69: Comics Tell All70: Grudges, Gripes and Grievances71: Second Chances72: Happy, Healthy and Hot for the Holidays73: Life in the Fast Lane74: Radical Parenting75: Love Times Three76: Imperfect Justice?77: Pageant Mom and Daughters Compete78: Baby after Breakup79: Who's to Blame?80: Guns N' Roses & Second Chances81: Shaming the Family Name82: Smart People, Bad Choices83: CBS This Morning84: B-Wars85: Weight Wars86: Partying to Death87: Psychic Investigations88: "Why Am I Still Single?"89: Held Captive?90: Tarnished Tiaras: Beauty Queens Gone Bad91: Shot, Tortured and Left to Die92: Teen Trends: Killer Numbers93: Unusual Syndromes and Fears94: Teen Girls in the News95: Cruise Ship Disaster96: Under the Influence97: Fix It or End It Today98: 17 and Out of Control99: Starving to Death100: Coming Clean101: Unforgivable Acts?102: What Were You Thinking?103: Double Trouble: Violent Twins104: The Dr. Phil Family Returns: Alexandra Goes to Rehab105: Missing in a Moment: Baby Lisa106: The Girl in the Closet107: Teen Mama Drama108: Donny Osmond109: Beauty Queen Hits Rock Bottom110: Inside the Powell Family Tragedy111: Dr. Phil Family Returns: Alexandra Inside Rehab112: Cut the Cord113: "Will My Mother-in-Law Destroy My Marriage?"114: Shocking School Sex Abuse Accusations115: P.I. Moms: The Truth Behind the Scandal116: Deadbeat Dad?117: "My Lover, My Abuser"118: A Most Unusual Love Triangle119: Open Marriage120: Out-of-Control Jealousy121: Mother-in-Law Mayhem122: "Held Hostage By My Father"123: Parental Abuse?124: "Braxton Family Values"125: Model Mom Calls Her Religion a Cult126: Overly-Competitve Parents127: Complicated Love128: "Stabbed in the Heart by My Teen"129: "Jeff Who Lives at Home"130: Unusual Syndromes and Fears131: Questionable Cigarette Burns and Calls to CPS!132: Ripped from the Headlines: Teacher Leaves Family for Student133: Beyond Control and Chaos135: Love Triangle136: Desperately Seeking Attention137: Shot, Tortured and Left to Die138: Anger Intervention139: Partying to Death140: Affairs, Lies and Audiotape141: The Surprising Reason He Hates Paying Child Support142: From Wall Street Trader to Bank Robber143: Young Girls: Extreme Sexual Exploitation144: A Star Comes Clean: Can He Make a Comeback?145: Extreme Etiquette146: Shocking Love Stories147: The Six Quickest Ways to Ruin a Marriage148: On Top of the World and Self-Destructive150: Meet Baby London and Dr. Phil’s Most-Talented Kids151: Over-the-Top Moms?152: Female Teacher's Affair with Student: The Aftermath153: Mad Men154: Outrageous Parenting Dilemmas155: Deadly Consequences156: Police Say I Married a Rapist157: 17 and Out of Control: Follow-Up158: Dates for Sale: Life of an Escort159: Heroes in Pain160: Cuba Gooding Jr.161: Intense Family Drama: Mom Likes Brother Best?162: Daddy's Little Girl163: Missing in a Moment164: The Dr. Phil Family: Alexandra's Progress ... and Setbacks165: The Dr. Phil Family: The Ultimate Conclusion166: Grand Canyon Child Abuse167: Khalood is Back, and You Won't Believe It!168: "Spoiled Rotten: My Son Needs a Reality Check"169: Murder of a Las Vegas Showgirl170: Mom under Suspicion171: Rhode Island Girl Fight172: A Football Star's Daddy Drama173: Did He or Didn't He? Inside a Murder Confession174: "My Husband, My Kids and My Multiple Personalities"175: Last Chance for Amanda176: Caught on Tape: A Mom's Out-of-Control Rage177: A Sister's Accusation: An Onstage Confrontation178: From Teenage Star to Addicted and Homeless179: Too Much of a Good Thing180: Robert: The Nearly 800-Pound Man181: High Society Whodunit: Murder in the Hamptons182: World's Biggest Bride: Confessions of a Morbidly Obese Woman183: Behind the Lens: Child Pornography184: Demise of Guys185: Inside the Other Side186: Behind the Headlines187: "Bring Me Back My Hot, Sexy Spouse"188: Teen Mama Drama189: Majoring in Failure?190: A Father Accused: Who's Telling the Truth?191: Exes Behaving Badly192: Over-the-Top Moms?193: Sibling Rivalry and Abuse194: Saving Daniella195: Sugar Baby Students196: A Family Secret: A Brother's Apology197: Generation Lazy?198: Grandmas Feud over Becca's Baby199: "Is My Teen Blinded by Love?"200: Levi Johnston: Thrust Into the Spotlight201: Under the Influence202: Heaviest Woman on Record203: Cut the Cord204: "Will My Mother-in-Law Destroy My Marriage?"205: Parental Abuse?206: "My Lover, My Abuser"207: Won't Do "I Do" Until ...209: Missing for a Decade: A Girl Held Captive210: Missing for a Decade: The Girl Escapes211: "Our Teen is Tearing the Family Apart"212: Murder of a Preacher's Wife213: Brat Ban214: Tarnished Tiaras: Beauty Queens Gone Bad215: The Cost of Beauty216: Torn Between Two Bridesmaids217: Is My Child a Star?218: Is My Child a Star? Part 2219: Mad Men220: Parents Caught Crossing the Line?221: The Girl in the Closet222: Monster In-Laws223: Plastic Disaster224: 17 and Out of Control225: The Six Quickest Ways to Ruin a Marriage226: Beauty Queen Hits Rock Bottom227: Held Captive?228: Starving to Death229: Discipline Video: A Daughter's New Accusations against the Judge230: Bring Me Back My Hot, Sexy Spouse"231: Inside the Other Side232: Unforgivable Acts?233: On Top of the World and Self-Destructive234: Questionable Cigarette Burns and Calls to CPS!235: A Sister's Accusation: An Onstage Confrontation236: Rhode Island Girl Fight237: Open Marriage238: Did He or Didn't He? Inside a Murder Confession239: Heroes in Pain240: Daddy's Little Girl241: A Football Star's Daddy Drama242: Mom under Suspicion243: Murder of a Las Vegas Showgirl244: A Most Unusual Love Triangle245: From Wall Street Trader to Bank Robber246: My Husband, My Kids and My Multiple Personalities"247: Double Trouble: Violent Twins248: Model Mom Calls Her Religion a Cult249: Khalood is Back, and You Won't Believe It!250: Too Much of a Good Thing251: Mother-in-Law Mayhem252: Fix It or End It Today253: From Teenage Star to Addicted and Homeless254: Grand Canyon Child Abuse255: Caught on Tape: A Mom's Out-of-Control Rage256: Teen Trends: Killer Numbers