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It’s the parenting guide for parents who thought they no longer needed one—for parents who worry as their 20-something kids struggle to grow up; who are saving for retirement but now have to reopen the bank of Mom and Dad; who look forward to downsizing but have a boomerang child living at home again.And it’s the parenting guide that says it’s all going to be OK—just step back but stay connected, and don’t forget to take care of yourself. Kids may be taking longer to graduate from college, start a career, marry, have children, but it’s natural. Just as scientists a century ago discovered a new phase in life called adolescence, there’s now another developmental stage, emerging adulthood. According to Dr.
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Elizabeth Fishel is a journalist and author. In 2000, Fishel published her fourth book profiling 10 of her classmates from the class of 1968 at Brearley School titled Reunion: The Girls We Used to Be, the Women We Became. Her book I Swore I'd Never Do That! was awarded "Best Parenting Book" by Parent's Choice Award in 1991. Fishel has also written for various magazines and newspapers, including McCall's, Vogue, Redbook, Parents, Ms., Parenting, The New York Times Book Review and the San Francisco Chronicle. She presently lives in Oakland, California with her spouse, Robert Houghteling, and their two sons.
