1. Moving Home
After College

2. So You Have to Move Home…
• Moving back home might not be the ideal
post-graduate living situation
• But there are many logical reasons to move
back home
• It may seem like the end of the world but it’s
not an unusual trend
• It’s actually becoming a very common
situation

3. Pew Research Center
• A 2012 Pew Research Center study shows that
36% of young adults ages 18-31 in the United
States are now living with their parents
• That’s 21.6 million young adults

4. Living Arrangements for Adults ages 18 to 31
Represented in Percentages

5. Common Trend
• There is a 4% increase in adults living at home
from 2007
• 36% of adults ages 18 to 31 are living at home
with their parents
• Another 7% are living with other family
members, such as extended family or siblings

6. Millennials Living at Home in 2012
• 56% of adults ages 18 to 24 live with their
parents
• 16% of adults ages 25 to 31 live with their
parents

7. • 60% of adults who live at home have
attended college
• 40% have not attended college

8. Tips for Moving Home
• You might fall within the 36% of young adults
that have to move home
• But don’t fret, here are some tips from
Psychology Today to help you keep your
sanity!

9. Tip #1
• Remember your parents are doing you a favor.
• Be appreciative-say thank you for the things
your parents do for you.

10. Tip #2
• Develop an exit plan early and let your parents
know when you hope to be able to leave.
You may move home only for a few months
before you go to graduate school or start a job
you have lined up. You may move home
indefinitely until you find a job.

11. Tip #3
• If job hunting, don't waste your days.
Keep working towards personal and career
goals. Continue learning and trying new things
by starting new hobbies, volunteering, taking
classes, or finding a job or internship.

12. Tip #4
• Avoid "trashing" your parents space by leaving
your shoes and possessions scattered about.
 You’re not living in the frat house
or the dirty dorms anymore
so be respectful!

13. Tip #5
• Make yourself useful, as in be helpful
wherever and whenever you can.
 Help out around the house or offer to pay
bills if you can.

14. Tip #6
• Be responsible for the cleanliness of your own
space...and for doing your own laundry.
 Just because your mom cleaned your room,
and did all your laundry and dishes when you
were a kid doesn’t mean she will now.

15. Tip #7
• Be considerate: Call if you are going to be late
for dinner, later than anticipated, or to let
them know you will not be home at all. Once a
parent, always a parent: They will worry about
you.

16. Tip #8
• If you have an intrusive parent, keep your
personal life separate by limiting the amount
of information you share.

17. Tip #9
• Focus on your parent's positive traits, not the
things that drove you crazy as a teenager.
A lot has changed over the last four years.
You’re an educated adult now not a rebellious
high school kid.

18. Tip #10
• When a parent upsets you, speak up: You
might say: "When you do that, I feel as if I'm
15-years-old again."
• Or, you might say: "When you say that you
make me feel as if you are judging me."

19. What Graduates Have to Say
“Moving back home was a nightmare! I had no privacy!
Luckily I moved out of the house after just a month to go
to graduate school.”- Tatiana Daniel.
“One thing I dislike about living at home is that you cant
do things that you'd normally do, like invite people over
to day drink. But it really has helped me mature and
realize what is important in life. ”- Andrej Petronijevic.
“I moved in with my older sister after graduation. It
actually has been a great bonding experience. She has
helped me with the transition from being a college kid
to becoming an adult.”- Tariq Habash.

20. Corinne Long

21. Resources
• Pew Research Center – Social and Demographic trends
• http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2013/08/01/a-rising-shareof-young-adults-live-in-their-parents-home/
*The Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that
conducts research to inform the public of trends and issues
• Psychology Today
• http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/singletons/201006/10
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