I came across this article, and wanted to share it with my readers. Heather Krause is a statistician who works with nonprofit organizations. As you read, here are a few thoughts.
1. If you are making lunches for an emerging adult, you are not helping them, but discouraging their development (through hindering their personal autonomy).
2. Although “moving out” is considered the pinnacle marker of adulthood, it is not adequate for establishing adulthood. Assuming that proper boundaries are established, families can remain living together their entire lives.
3. The author states that she doesn’t care about doing housework that her grown children should be doing. I believe that this is due to the fact that many adults fail to redefine their lives when children move out. After years of caring for children, an empty nest requires that the individual redefine their personal lives, their marriage, and their home.
Dr. G. David Boyd
