Increasing numbers of seniors and baby boomers are
taking up residence with their adult children and even
grandchildren.
More than 3.6 million parents lived with their
adult children in 2007, according to recently released Census
Bureau data, up 67 percent from 2000.
Factors fueling the trend include tight family finances, the
convenience of sharing household chores among several adults, and
the increasing number of immigrants who commonly live in extended
families.
How are some intergenerational families making it work, and what
advice would they give to someone thinking about combining
households?
Are you tired of conversations or visits ending
in arguments or hurt feelings—yours or theirs?
Do you feel guilty about things you did and
didn’t do or say? Do you say “I’ll never be like
my parents,” only to realize that you act more
like them than you’d ever imagined? Nobody’s
Baby Now is a practical guide to resolving those
and other dilemmas by reinventing your
relationship with your parents. Susan Newman, a
social psychologist who specializes in family
dynamics, offers realistic strategies for
improving the adult child-parent relationship,
based on two years of interviews with 150 adults
between the ages of twenty-eight and fifty-five,
who share their experiences—from pet peeves and
holiday conflicts to money issues and
long-standing grudges. Their stories are
universally familiar and provide insights into
your own family dynamics, while their strategies
for changing patterns of behavior on both sides
are inspiring.
Covering issues as varied as boundaries and
babies, in-laws and careers, Nobody’s Baby Now
gives you the tools to keep disagreements to a
minimum, turn intolerable situations around, and
guide the transformation of your adult
child-parent relationship into a mature,
supportive, and loving connection.
Boomers and their parents are faced with many housing
decisions whether to move into a more energy efficient
home or remain in the family dwelling. In Real Estate
for Boomers and Beyond, journalist, boomer, and real
estate pro Tom Kelly answers hundreds of questions as
baby boomers and the Greatest Generation plan their
lifestyle and housing needs. According to the 2000
U.S. Census Bureau, nearly 80 percent of boomers own
their home. And as they have begun to look at their
homes as investments not just as physical shelter the
time is ripe for concise guidance on managing the most
expensive investment they’ve likely ever made. In this
complete guide to senior real estate, Kelly highlights
the social trends driving the market and shows readers
precisely how to apply this information to their own
retirement plans. Chapters examine all housing
options: moving closer to the kids, choosing to follow
the sun, adapting the family home for senior living,
considering an assisted-living community, staying in
place, and others. Real-life stories of seniors
exploring new living arrangements and online sources
for elder law attorneys, reverse mortgage lenders,
certified aging-in-place builders, and senior real
estate networks make this a must-have for every
reference library. With this book as a guide, members
of the "don’t-want to-borrow" Greatest Generation and
the "loan-crazy" baby boomers learn how to protect and
capitalize on their most precious asset.
