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1. Moving Home After College 2. So You Have to Move Home Moving back home might not be the ideal post-graduate living situation But there are many logical reasons to move back home It may seem like the end of the world but its not an unusual trend Its actually becoming a very common situation 3. Pew Research Center A 2012 Pew Research Center study shows that 36% of young adults ages 18-31 in the United States are now living with their parents Thats 21.6 million young adults 4. Living Arrangements for Adults ages 18 to 31 Represented in Percentages 5. Common Trend There is a 4% increase in adults living at home from 2007 36% of adults ages 18 to 31 are living at home with their parents Another 7% are living with other family members, such as extended family or siblings 6. Millennials Living at Home in 2012 56% of adults ages 18 to 24 live with their parents 16% of adults ages 25 to 31 live with their parents 7. 60% of adults who live at home have attended college 40% have not attended college 8. Tips for Moving Home You might fall within the 36% of young adults that have to move home But dont fret, here are some tips from Psychology Today to help you keep your sanity! 9. Tip #1 Remember your parents are doing you a favor. Be appreciative-say thank you for the things your parents do for you. 10. Tip #2 Develop an exit plan early and let your parents know when you hope to be able to leave. You may move home only for a few months before you go to graduate school or start a job you have lined up. You may move home indefinitely until you find a job. 11. Tip #3 If job hunting, don't waste your days. Keep working towards personal and career goals. Continue learning and trying new things by starting new hobbies, volunteering, taking classes, or finding a job or internship. 12. Tip #4 Avoid "trashing" your parents space by leaving your shoes and possessions scattered about. Youre not living in the frat house or the dirty dorms anymore so be respectful! 13. Tip #5 Make yourself useful, as in be helpful wherever and whenever you can. Help out around the house or offer to pay bills if you can. 14. Tip #6 Be responsible for the cleanliness of your own space...and for doing your own laundry. Just because your mom cleaned your room, and did all your laundry and dishes when you were a kid doesnt mean she will now. 15. Tip #7 Be considerate: Call if you are going to be late for dinner, later than anticipated, or to let them know you will not be home at all. Once a parent, always a parent: They will worry about you. 16. Tip #8 If you have an intrusive parent, keep your personal life separate by limiting the amount of information you share. 17. Tip #9 Focus on your parent's positive traits, not the things that drove you crazy as a teenager. A lot has changed over the last four years. Youre an educated adult now not a rebellious high school kid. 18. Tip #10 When a parent upsets you, speak up: You might say: "When you do that, I feel as if I'm 15-years-old again." Or, you might say: "When you say that you make me feel as if you are judging me." 19. What Graduates Have to Say Moving back home was a nightmare! I had no privacy! Luckily I moved out of the house after just a month to go to graduate school.- Tatiana Daniel. One thing I dislike about living at home is that you cant do things that you'd normally do, like invite people over to day drink. But it really has helped me mature and realize what is important in life. - Andrej Petronijevic. I moved in with my older sister after graduation. It actually has been a great bonding experience. She has helped me with the transition from being a college kid to becoming an adult.- Tariq Habash. 20. Corinne Long 21. Resources Pew Research Center Social and Demographic trends http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2013/08/01/a-rising-shareof-young-adults-live-in-their-parents-home/ *The Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that conducts research to inform the public of trends and issues Psychology Today http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/singletons/201006/10 -tips-moving-back-in-parents