Dimensions
176 x 213 x 18mm
Once upon a time there was something called the Empty Nest Syndrome. In the twenty-first century, this has been replaced by the Crowded Nest Syndrome. Parents now have to deal with their children growing up and NOT leaving home! Or perhaps they leave home and then come trudging back again, just as the parents are starting to enjoy their privacy and freedom.
How do middle-aged parents cope with sharing their homes with young adult children? At a time when most parents expect their parenting responsibilities to be virtually over, they are faced with one or more large, independent young people intruding on their privacy, raiding the fridge, playing loud music, expecting to have their washing and cooking done for them, and filling the house with their equally adult friends.
The adult child may be blissfully unaware of the parents longing for some peace and privacy, their struggle to continue financing the household, their anxiety about their diminishing nest egg, and their frustration at having to put their own mid-life plans-perhaps even their sex lives-on hold.
In 'The Crowded Nest', Sue Jackson examines this modern phenomenon with sympathy, humour and wisdom, offering strategies and insights to help both parents and adult children understand, survive and learn from this challenging period in their lives.
