Nina Chen, former Human Development Specialist, University of Missouri Extension
According to the Pew Research Center, 49 million people live in multigenerational families in the U.S. Many include adult children in their 20s. The trend to bring extended families together in one home is heavily influenced by factors like the struggling economy, a tough job market, the housing crunch, increased immigrants, parents returning to school, saving money for a home, inability to afford child care or preferring to have grandparents care for grandchildren, elderly parents needing care…
Living in a multigenerational family has numerous rewards for all generations… Multigenerational living also has its ups and downs…
To learn more about the benefits of multigenerational family life, and for important suggestions to make this living arrangement work for the whole family, see the full article at http://missourifamilies.org/features/divorcearticles/relations72.htm
