Materials Required:
Access to projector and link to website linked below to view video.
Social scientists say we’d better get used to the idea of young adults continuing to live in their childhood bedrooms, because this global phenomenon is the “new normal”.
In Italy — where 70% of young adults live casa mama — they’re called “Bamboccioni” – or big babies.
In the UK, where one in three parents are remortgaging their homes to support adult kids, they’re called “Yuckies” — Young, Unwitting, Costly Kids.
In North America we’ve christened them “Boomerangs” for their tendency to keep coming home (if they ever left in the first place!)
GENERATION BOOMERANG examines why so many of today’s young adults are slow to launch out on their own.
The reality is that many feel that getting ahead today requires one to achieve completion of post-secondary education. This leaves many young people heavily in debt. And finding a job is tough.
In Canada, the unemployment rate for 15 to 24 year olds sits at 16% — double what it is for the general population.
But those aren’t the only reasons young adults are choosing to remain under mom and dad’s roof.
After a childhood of overprotection, overindulgence, over-everything, many of today’s 20 and 30 somethings are finding the real world just a little too real. Why share a dingy basement suite with 3 roommates and eat macaroni, when you can live in a comfortable renovated basement and eat mom’s pasta primavera? And parents? Many are just fine with the arrangement, because they consider their kids their friends and like having them around. And they are quick to come to the rescue whenever they see their offspring headed for adversity.
Watch Generation Boomerang then answer -
Reflection Question 7 - Is this 'Boomerang Kid' trend a good thing or is it creating a generation of kids who will never grow up? Do you plan on being a boomerang kid? Why or why not?
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