Children Living at Home. What is the right age?

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Living at Home

Pre-Reading Questions

Share your situation: Share with the class a bit about your background. We will share as a whole group and please ask questions to your colleagues to learn more about their lifestyles.

Living at Home

1. When did you leave home? Was this too early? Did you move out for school? Did you have a roommate? Or are you still living at home?
   
2. Do you have children living with you? How old are they? When do you expect them to leave?
   
3. If you don’t have children, what age do you think is the ‘right’ age to move out? Why?

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Post Reading Questions

1. What surprises you the most about the statistics?
2. Do you think this is realistic today?
3. Is there anything wrong with adult kids living at home to save money for a downpayment? 

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Did you catch the age of their son?

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College is the equivalent of a University in Canada

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The Generations by Age

The Most Recent Generations

Gen Y = Millennials

Post Video Questions

1. After watching the video, do you agree with what the parents did? Explain.

2. Would you be ok if your adult child lived with you? Under what circumstances? Or when is the right time to move out?

3. Would you expect your children to pay rent if they lived at home? Under what circumstances and how much is fair? Did your parents charge you rent?

Post Video Questions

4. Do your children help with chores (give some examples)? Did you help with chores when you were young? What did you do?

5. Could living with your parents be a good thing? Under what circumstances?

6. Would you ever consider your parents living with you? Under what circumstances?