http://www.adultchildrenlivingathome.com/blog News, Advice, and Resources for Parents of Adult Children Living at Home Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:38:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There's one question I'm often asked that I don't really like to answer: How do I kick my adult kids out of the house. I don't like to answer this question because my approach is about making the situation for families with adult children living at home work -- not ... http://www.adultchildrenlivingathome.com/blog/2012/02/video-how-to-kick-your-adult-kids-out-of-the-nest/ Notable.ca, a site targeting young professionals in Canada, is running a survey asking members of "Gen X and Y" (though I suspect they expect to hear from Gen Y and the Millennials... Gen X is now into their 40s and even 50s) how they feel about being labelled the "entitlement ... http://www.adultchildrenlivingathome.com/blog/2012/01/kids-at-home-do-they-think-theyre-part-of-the-entitlement-generation/ The Casting Firm and a major cable network are looking for families with married couples and their parents currently living in the same house for a new TV show. Whatever the situation may be, if you find yourself residing in the same house with your spouse AND your parents (or if ... http://www.adultchildrenlivingathome.com/blog/2011/12/major-cable-network-looking-for-married-couples-living-with-their-parents/ http://www.adultchildrenlivingathome.com/blog/2011/11/video-adult-kids-coming-home-for-the-holidays-set-expectations-in-advance/ Various agencies and surveys tend to present the numbers differently, but they all convey the same message: More and more adult children are living at home. This is one statistic I find especially significant: According to a poll for the National Endowment for Financial Education conducted by Harris Interactive, 40% ... http://www.adultchildrenlivingathome.com/blog/2011/11/40-of-non-student-adults-18-39-living-or-recently-lived-at-home/ If you missed Generation Boomerang last night on CBC, you can watch it online at http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/Shows/Doc_Zone/1242299559/ID=2166409510. You can also read the transcript of an interesting live chat with the producers of the documentary from earlier this morning at http://opinion.financialpost.com/2011/11/09/generation-boomerang-join-our-live-chat-friday/ Some good insight and interesting things for parents to think about! http://www.adultchildrenlivingathome.com/blog/2011/11/watch-generation-boomerang-online/ If you have adult children living at home and you're living in Canada, you'll want to check out Generation Boomerang tonight at 9 p.m. on CBC's Doc Zone. You can find loads of information about the program at http://www.cbc.ca/doczone/episode/generation-boomerang.html I spent a day talking with filmmakers Sharon Bartlett and Maria LeRose  ... http://www.adultchildrenlivingathome.com/blog/2011/11/generation-boomerang-airs-tonight-on-cbc/ Wow. Just... wow. I came across a facebook page today called "Stop complaining about our generation... Your generation raised us." It has more than 895,000 likes. The very first post on the wall is "Your [sic] the ones to blame... Not us. Seriously." I just don't even know what to say ... http://www.adultchildrenlivingathome.com/blog/2011/11/dont-blame-us-you-raised-us/ A new report from TD Canada Trust shows that adult children living at home may be interfering with their parents' retirement plans -- because those adult children will still be living with Mom and Dad after the parents have retired. The TD Canada Trust Boomer Buyers Report shows that 17% of ... http://www.adultchildrenlivingathome.com/blog/2011/10/adult-children-living-at-home-after-their-parents-are-retired/ A New York-based TV news organization is looking for a family with college grads who have moved back home. They'd like to speak on camera to both the parents and the grad(s) about their experiences living in this new situation. If you're willing to be interviewed on camera for a ... http://www.adultchildrenlivingathome.com/blog/2011/10/new-york-tv-news-organization-looking-for-a-family-with-boomerang-kids/