An Empty Nest--Now What?. Marilyn Gardner.
by Gardner, Marilyn; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 53Family. Publisher: Christian Science Monitor, 2004ISSN: 1522-3213;.Subject(s): Empty nesters | Lifestyles | Older people -- Housing | Parent and adult child | Parents -- AttitudesDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Deciding where to live when fledglings leave the nest can both energize and perplex newly free couples. Unlike earlier generations who launched their last child and simply converted a bedroom into a sewing room, today's parents are thinking expansively--and sometimes expensively. This is their time and their space, they say--a stage of life that signals independence and adventure." (CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR) This article discusses how couples whose children are all grown have "to ask themselves what they want in life, and how much space they need" when making housing decisions.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: An Empty Nest--Now What?, April 21, 2004; pp. n.p..
"Deciding where to live when fledglings leave the nest can both energize and perplex newly free couples. Unlike earlier generations who launched their last child and simply converted a bedroom into a sewing room, today's parents are thinking expansively--and sometimes expensively. This is their time and their space, they say--a stage of life that signals independence and adventure." (CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR) This article discusses how couples whose children are all grown have "to ask themselves what they want in life, and how much space they need" when making housing decisions.
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