Despite increasing news reports about the increased proliferation of "boomerang" children (adult-aged children moving back home with their parents, usually for financial reasons,) ABC News reports on U.S. Census studies demonstrating that "boomeranging" is not really a new trend; it's a way of life. The numbers from the most recent census show that 13.5 percent of young men aged 25-34 and 7 percent of young women live at home, the same percentages in 1983!
Anyway, the article provides several tips for parents and adult "boomerang" children to co-exist peacefully. The advice covers everything from finances, curfews, sex, meals, and general house rules.
In all honestly, the advice is kind of boring and anecdotal. Personally, I find it more interesting that while the concept of "boomerang" children seems to permeate the media, the "phenomenon" is nothing new. Why do you think that is?
