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.