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[quote=Anonymous]Hi. I've been stuck on this for awhile. My kid is 19, and I would love to get some input on how others are dealing with their kids/young adults ages 16-24. The tween/teen forum seems to be dominated by parents of younger kids. Even parents of 9 and 10 year-olds post there, so I'm sure that they can't help me with my kid who is living at home as a near-adult. My kid is not 100% in college yet, either (he is PT at CC, and working FT at a low-level job), so the College/University forum doesn't seem right, either. And the midlife forum doesn't seem to be a fit.

Given the impact of the pandemic on the lives of kids these ages, and the lives of their parents like me, who continue to house them while they work, and/or do CC, or fully attend remote college -- well, I just wish we had a forum devoted to the issues that arise when living with an older kid. It is not easy. Kids have lost jobs and moved back home, or they never left home to begin with, creating all sorts of strife, and questions to be solved about everything from getting a job to car use to drug use to chores and more.

Anyway, I would love to see a category added for "parenting young adults 16-24" - even though I'm sure, as webmaster, you are loathe to add any more categories! But I have often felt that there are many issues for this age group that the general parenting group just doesn't cover, and which don't fit nicely into other established forums.

Here's an article to support my suggestion! It would feel so great to have the support of others facing these same issues, so I hope you consider my idea. Thanks!!

https://tcf.org/content/commentary/young-people-will-bear-brunt-covid-19s-economic-consequences/

[i]Because young adults suddenly found themselves disconnected from work and school in droves during the pandemic, many moved in with family. In July, 52 percent of those between the ages of 18 and 29 years old had moved back in with family—the highest share of young adults living with family since the Great Depression—and growth was sharpest for those ages 18 to 24. While a summer uptick in this statistic is normal, as college students often return home during break, the 2020 uptick was much larger than normal. Nearly one in five of all young adults who moved back in with family reported that the decision was directly related to financial reasons, including the loss of a job.[/i][/quote]

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