Category Archives: adult children
Woman as Daughter, Mom, MIL, Grandmother
Have you noticed how you and the women in your life are able to accomplish a myriad of activities all the while maintaining rich relationships? According to the pundits, this may be because women are traditionally good at multitasking – both at work and at home. The conventional wisdom is that this skill is a result of both inherent abilities as well as the effects of learning and socialization. Recently, scientists using MRI scans have found that the brains of women are hard-wired to excel at multitasking whereas men’s brains … Continue reading
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Tagged Baby Boomers, daughter-in-law, daughters, grandchildren, grandmother, grandparenting, intergenerational relationships, Millennials, mother-in-law, mother's day, mothers and adult daughters, parenting Boomerang kids, sons, tips and strategies, women multitasking
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Millennials: How to Live on Your Own
Today we’re pleased to present guest blogger Jade Phillips. You can find her living in pockets of online communities across the web. Jade is also the co-founder of BizGalz, a twitter chat that aims to bring a global community of women together to discuss current issues. It’s a well-known fact that Millennials are rapidly changing the business world for the better. From building their own enterprises to swaying the direction of industries, they’re using their skills to influence. Yet well over 25% of these adult children are still living at home … Continue reading
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Tagged " adult children, Boomerang kids, communicate to resolve conflict, improve credit scores, Jade Phillips, Millennials, mother's day, start saving
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Guess Who Is Adulting Now
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, this month Millennials have topped 75 million, officially taking over as the largest generation in the country. Making up such a huge group, Millennials are not easy to categorize, although various pundits have tried, labeling them with traits ranging over a full spectrum: narcissistic, altruistic, lazy, innovative, uninvolved, universalistic, distant, connected, egotistic, generous, entitled, idealists. Millennials have faced difficult challenges in the workforce due to a weak economy and soft job market. And often they’ve come into those encounters without experiencing hard knocks and … Continue reading
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Tagged adult coloring books, adult summer camp, adulting, anxiety, Baby Boomers, Millennials, narcissistic, soft job market, stress reduction strategies, tension, weak economy
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Millennials and Tax Day
It’s that time of year again – Tax Day – and even though the economy is improving, it still feels like Uncle Sam is taking a big bite out of our income. We’re all given a few extra days to file and pay this year since Emancipation Day falls on April 15 but nonetheless we recognize the fiscal challenges Americans are still facing. I remember when one of our sons got his first paycheck for a summer job while he was in high school. He came home with it and … Continue reading
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Tagged adult children living at home, boomerang kids in the nest, debt, exit strategy, Millennials, safety net, student loans, Tax Day, young adults
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