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Why having a Gen Z child means parenting an adult
The extension of adolescence and higher costs of settling down are increasing the burdens on modern parents.
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Gen Z seem pretty Zen with parents who can’t let go.
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Camilla Cavendish
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Do you know where your 22-year-old is right now? A quarter of parents are tracking adult children on their phones, according to a new American survey.
My friends and I used to joke about the Tiger mothers at the school gate, rushing their kids to violin classes and extra maths, determined to win a race we didn’t even know we were in. There were children who had never been on a bus, knowing only the car, and who were nervous at our old-fashioned birthday parties in the garden, being used to orchestration by an educational entertainer.
