joining me is gail parent. good morning. good morning. i m glad you have the book. we do appreciate the humor with which you write it. it can be a difficult situation for some. in fact the latest census has alarming children on adult children living with their parents. for 18 to 24-year-olds, 55% of men and 48% of women are living at home. doesn t that seem like a large number? it does. i can remember, i just couldn t get out of the house. i was so excited after college. it doesn t happen anymore. as a matter of fact, close to 100% of college kids think they are going to go move back home. the parents are part of it. you know, the parents say, come home, because it makes them feel younger when you can be mommy. i understand that.
how do you deal with it? you do set rules. you have to realize that it s your house. they have to comply. they are in college, they can be out all night, they can do whatever they want. they don t have to make their bed. there is another thing, too, when your kids are having children and you become the ultimate let s drop the babies off at grandma s house. that s another problem. oh, yes. exactly. we have that problem in the book exactly. the kids are at your place every weekend and you don t have a life anymore. they do. it is a great book. for everyone who wants to read it, how to raise your adult children. thanks for talking with us, gail parent and getting up early. i loved it. it s great. thank you.