Millennial's are redefining adulthood

Boomers left home, some of us married first, and then went to school, got a job, had kids, whatever the order our millennial children have redefined adulthood.  How times have changed. In the 1970’s most Boomers born between (1941-1957) were living as young adults. I was born after 1957 of course. However, compare the people of the same age in 2017. The changes are astonishing. Today’s young adult look different from prior generations.
When I looked at the Census researchers established four milestones of adulthood: moving out of your parents’ house, getting married, having a child, and getting a job.

• Younger generations are delaying marriage
• More of the younger generation live at home: One in 3 people ages 18-34 –lived in their parents’ home in 2015

I’m proud to say that I was a stay at home mom for a while, and it is now reported that the percentage of women ages 25 to 35 who were out of the labor force to take care of their home and family dropped from 43% to 14% between 1975 and 2016. The definition of adulthood has changed I’m sure there is a greater emphasis on education and less confidence in our economy.  I’m sure there are more reasons to this changing phenomenon. What do you think?

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