Most parents of young adults say their children’s successes and failures reflect on their parenting | Pew Research Center

January 24, 2024

Parents, Young Adult Children and the Transition to Adulthood

Most parents of young adults say their children’s successes and failures reflect on their parenting

Most parents of young adults say their children’s successes and failures reflect on their parenting

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Parents, Young Adult Children and the Transition to Adulthood
Most parents of young adults say their children’s successes and failures reflect on their parenting
Most parents and young adults give their relationship with each other high marks
Mothers are more likely than fathers to say their adult children rely on them for emotional support
Many young adults say they turn to their parents for advice on a variety of topics
51% of parents of young adults say they rarely or never went to their parents for advice when they were young adults
Parents and young adults have different views on how well parents prepared them for adulthood
Today’s young adults are far less likely than young adults in the early 1990s to be married or to have kids
Young adults living with their parents are more likely to see positives for their finances and relationship with their parents than for their social life and independence