Last week, I was a guest on CTV News Network’s Pattie Lovett-Reid Show (a nation-wide Canadian broadcast). Pattie and I talked about how parents can help adult kids achieve financial independence and avoid become the dreaded Bank of Mom and Dad… forever! Here are a couple of shots of my appearance on the show.

There’s been a flurry of media attention today for my book, The Hands-On Guide to Surviving Adult Children Living at Home (by Christina Newberry), so I thought I would add a quick post with some details about the book. It’s packed with great information for families with adult children living at home or planning to move home. It’s available in an eBook format that you can read on your computer, iPad, or other device at www.adultchildrenlivingathome.com. If you prefer a hard copy book that you can put on your bookshelf, you can buy a copy though book supplier createspace here. The book includes a couple of key documents all families need when adult children move home: a family budget template and calculator, and a family contract template. Here’s all the key info:

The Hands-On Guide to Surviving Adult Children Living at Home by Christina Newberry
Second Edition published June 2012 by Nuru Guides
Available at www.adultchildrenlivingathome.com

Thanks for your interest!

Christina Newberry
Author, The Hands-On Guide to Surviving Adult Children Living at Home

AdultChildrenLivingatHome.com has been featured in a  number of news stories lately — further evidence that multi-generational living is a growing trend. You can find information about all of my work with the media on the Media page, but here are my three favorite recent articles:

Rules for When the Chicks Return to the Nest
By Alina Tugend, The New York Times

When Adult Kids Move Back Home: 8 rules to preserve your health, savings and peace of mind
by Stacy Julien, AARP

Being grown up about moving back home
by Andrea Pyros, The Vancouver Province

If you have adult children living at home and you’re living in Canada, you’ll want to check out Generation Boomerang tonight at 9 p.m. on CBC’s Doc Zone. You can find loads of information about the program at http://www.cbc.ca/doczone/episode/generation-boomerang.html

I spent a day talking with filmmakers Sharon Bartlett and Maria LeRose  of DreamFilm Productions about this increasing trend, and you can see parts of our discussion in the documentary. Here are some images from my day filming with the DreamFilm crew:

Dreamfilm Productions, a Canadian production company, has made a documentary about adult children living at home. It airs November 10 on CBC’s Doc Zone. You can see me in the trailer, and in the documentary, talking about why this is becoming a more common trend, and what it means for the families involved. Click the image to watch the trailer.

Today I was quoted in a documentary called “Bouncing Back,” about the Boomerang Generation, on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s The Current radio program. You can hear the documentary, which features interviews with boomerang kids, parents and several experts, here.

Last week I spent the day with a crew filming a documentary on adult children living at home for CBC television’s documentary series “Doc Zone,” sharing some of my insights on this growing trend, and also talking about my own two stints living at home as an adult. It was a great day, and I’m really looking forward to seeing the documentary when it airs, probably about a year from now. In the meantime, they are looking for families with adult children living at home to interview. They’re a great crew, and if you’re interested in speaking with them about your family, I’d be happy to put you in touch — just send me an e-mail at christina@adultchildrenlivingathome.com.

Here are some pictures from the shoot:

On Monday, I had the pleasure of appearing on Your Time With Kim Iverson, a radio show that broadcasts in 9 U.S. cities, to talk about boomerang kids. You can listen to my interview with Kim here: Your Time with Kim Iverson – Monday, August 16, 2010