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How intensive parenting 25-year-old "children" became the norm

How intensive parenting 25-year-old "children" became the norm

Update: 2025-11-16
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If you've got adult kids in 2025, you'll know that reaching independence looks a lot different now than it did in your day.

New research confirms what lots of us already know - the intensive phase of parenting doesn't end on your child's 18th birthday anymore.

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How intensive parenting 25-year-old "children" became the norm

How intensive parenting 25-year-old "children" became the norm

Australian Broadcasting Corporation