Richard Hogan: How to set boundaries with adult children living at home

These boundaries will eradicate unpleasant surprises. This is an important conversation to have. Parents often let the dynamic unfold without any conversation and resentment and conflict develops

Richard Hogan: "The first thing to consider when living with your adult children is that there still needs to be boundaries."

We are living longer than ever before. We can now expect to live healthily in to our 80s.

This increase in life span has impacted on childhood. Adolescence is now lasting until the age of 25, and with the housing and cost-of-living crises, our adult children can be forced to live with us in to their late 20s and early 30s.