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...