Linda Herman - Author - Parents To the End

Parents to the End: How Baby Boomers Can Parent for Peace of Mind, Foster Responsibility in their Adult Children, and Keep their Hard-Earned Money

At a time when Baby Boomers expect to be enjoying their child-free years, a growing number feel anything but free. Instead of peace of mind and an empty nest, far too many boomers are discovering a different reality:

• Adult children living at home without contributing to the household
• Repeated requests for money that’s often not repaid
• Relationship strains that have left them bewildered

Add to this the impact of a stuttering economy that has sent previously independent adult kids back home to postpone or redefine goals, and you have a generation of parents in uncharted territory.