Human Growth and Development / Unit 14 HGD 1984 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Launching and Boomerang Children
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The idea
Launching is children's move from dependence to independence, as parents shift from director to encourager; boomerang children return home after living independently.
In practice
A twenty-six-year-old moving back home to pay down student debt.
Where people slip
Families of collectivistic heritage often expect later departure, and co-residence can lower parents' quality of life in some settings.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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