Parent trap: how to let go of your adult child

Can’t live with them, can’t live without them: increasing numbers of adult children still live at home. But the author of a new parenting guide tells Lisa Salmon why it’s best to let them go.

Parent trap: how to let go of your adult child

A GROWING number of young adults still live at home with their parents, presenting a whole new raft of challenges for mums and dads who can no longer rely on sanctions like the naughty step to ensure family harmony.

No matter how bad life with grown-up kids gets, deep down though, many parents don’t want them to leave, says parenting consultant Gill Hines. That said, they often don’t want to live with them either...

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