Parents give their adult children money, advice and are even allowed to track their cell phones: A study shows that young Americans are leaving home late.
Diagnoses across generations have the advantage that they are difficult to refute. A handful of loud influencers explaining their generation, plus a few anecdotes from teachers and superiors – the picture of an age cohort is ready. Generation Z, for example, has a reputation for starting adult life effeminate and unprepared. A circumstance that her helicopter parents are not entirely innocent of.