Jan. 31st, 2005
They leave home for college, earn their degrees, and at 25 years old return home to live with their parents. Everyone is trying to label these overgrown children, calling them "boomerang boys" or "kidults," who refuse to abandon their adolescence. These young Americans are being dubbed 'boomerang children' who are following a circular path explained by economic and psychological factors.The US Census Bureau estimates that 40% of young adults return nowadays to live with their parents after leaving home, compared to 20% 50 years ago.
( US discovers 'boomerang children' )