Olympia, Washington: You breathed a sigh of relief when the last of your kids left home. You redecorated their rooms into an office or gym and you're not only getting used to the quiet and less hectic pace of life, you're actually enjoying it. Then one day, it all changes and suddenly, they're back. Those same kids who left months and sometimes years ago have returned with enough emotional baggage to fill the cargo hold of a plane, staggering debt and possibly a house-full of furniture. According to a recent statistic, adult children are returning home in alarming numbers. In fact, the latest U.S. Census data reports one out of four (27%) 18 to 34 year olds are living with their parents. Author, Kathleen Shaputis knows about this first-hand. Over the last nine years, she has had two adult children and multiple grandchildren re-invade her home. Now, Shaputis has written The Crowded Nest Syndrome: Surviving the Return of Adult Children to help others cope with the dilemma of "boomerang children." Whether your adult children have taken an expensive ride on the credit card carousel, or recently divorced, more than ever they are returning to their parents' home to recoup. Down-sizing careers and middle-management cutbacks are additional reasons the boomerang generation comes back to the nest. Shaputis is now the self-proclaimed psycho-social leader of a movement consisting of countless thousands of post-parenting baby-boomers who have found themselves sharing their homes with their now adult children. What happened? Its called CNS Crowded Nest Syndrome. For better or for worse, for whatever reason, adult children are back in their parental homes. Most have or will move back in with their parents at least once in their twenties and thirties. Kathleens survival tips for living in a crowded nest: Do not make them comfortable; they will never leave.
You have the right to eat your own leftovers.
Take care of yourself; you need your strength and wits about you.
More People + More Laundry = Cold Showers. Get yours in first.
Never give up; never give out your ATM number.Available in bookstores and online. Visit www.Shaputis.com for ordering and information. Other books by Kathleen Shaputis Grandma Online: A Grandmothers Guide to the Internet; Changes in Attitude (romantic comedy); 50 Fabulous Places to Raise Your Family, 3rd edition. |
