Slouching Toward Adulthood: Observations from the Not-So-Empty Nest

Sally Koslow

It’s a growing phenomenon: adult children, who have already left the nest, are returning to live in their parents’ homes again. In Slouching Toward Adulthood, former magazine editor and mother of two Sally Koslow draws on her own experience (and interviews with other parents and their adult children) to find out why this is happening. Koslow calls these 22- to 35-year-olds “adultescents” because they are still living like preadults, and says that laid-back attitudes, indulgent parents, a depressed economy, and a slow job market don’t help the situation. A provocative book sure to generate some lively discussion.