Mom, Can I Move Back In With You?: A Survival Guide For Parents Of Twenty-Somethings

Mom, Can I Move Back In With You?: A Survival Guide For Parents Of Twenty-Somethings

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Today's twenty-somethings are facing an unprecedented cultural shift in which they're feeling lost, uncertain about the future and or in crisis. What used to be the traditional markers of adulthood, from getting married and starting a family to earning a living, are increasingly being delayed and its causing as much confusion for parents as for their adult children. Quarterlife Crisis identified the difficulties twenty-somethings are facing. But what about their parents? Guiding your twenty-something kid requires a whole new set of parenting skills. Here, finally, is a book to help parents navigate this tumultuous period in their adult children's lives. Is it OK to let your kid move back in with you because he can't seem to commit too any one career and therefore has no money coming in? What do you do when your child calls you and says that her rent is due and she needs some quick cash? Just how involved should parents be in their adult children's lives? And what do twenty-somethings actually want and need from their parents? While parents are facing an urgent need for answers, few experts are talking about the subject and there is little conventional wisdom to draw from. In this invaluable book, Gordon and Shaffer identify the complex issues these parents are facing and offer wise and effective strategies for successfully parenting a twenty-something 'kid'.

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