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"New advanced research shows divorce brings long-term harm for adult children"

By Filings on Wed, 05/28/25
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“The new research just published by NBER charts new findings into how divorce is far more damaging to children than anyone ever imagined. It also quantifies deleterious effects far into adulthood and documents the causal effect by examining a million sibling groups to measure differing before/after affects within a family.” - World

The shares of young adults living with parents vary widely across the U.S.

By Filings on Mon, 04/21/25
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“In 2023, the two U.S. metropolitan areas with the highest shares of 25- to 34-year-olds living in a parent’s home were Vallejo, California, and Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California, each with 33%…. only about 3% of young adults lived in a parent’s home in Odessa, Texas; Lincoln, Nebraska; Ithaca, New York; and Bloomington, Indiana.” - Pew

Encouraging Parents with Wayward Children

By Filings on Mon, 08/26/24
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“In light of his recent book Wayward Children: Finding Peace, Keeping Hope, Stuart Scott, BJU Seminary professor of biblical counseling, spoke about the topic on the Truth in Love podcast, a resource from the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC).” - BJU Seminary

P&D Podcast – Interview 14: Living with Adult Children in the Home

By Filings on Mon, 10/02/23
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“We had a great conversation about one of life’s transitions as children grow up, become adults, but for various reasons, remain living in their family home.” - P&D

New Issue of Frontline: Navigating Life’s Big Transitions

By Filings on Thu, 07/06/23
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“We begin with the transition of parenting college-age children…. Paul Hartog and his wife, Alne, are in the midst of that scenario and share with us lessons…. Alan Cole and his wife, Nancy, share the delights and blessings that come from their experiences of living and growing with their adult children in their home.” - P&D

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