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Arnett, Jeffrey Jensen.

When will my grown-up kid grow up? : loving and understanding your emerging adult / Jeffrey Jensen Arnett and Elizabeth Fishel. - New York : Workman Pub., c2013. - ix, 293 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes index.

The zigzagging road to adulthood -- Your parallel journey -- From parent and child to (something like) friends -- Mom, r u up? -- The college years -- The boomerang kid -- You can't hurry love -- Saying "I do" or "I don't" -- For hire -- The bank of mom and dad -- Keeping the faith (or not) -- When things go wrong -- Emerging at last.

Helps parents of 18-29 year olds understand the stage of development called emerging adulthood and explains how to deal with the challenges of young adults who are going through an intense period of self-focus and instability and help lead them into successful adulthood.

ISBN: 9780761162414 (hbk.) 0761162410 (hbk.)

LCCN: 2013006401

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 016280233 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Parenting.
Parent and child.
Adulthood.

LC Class. No.: HQ755.8 / .A7256 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 306.874