These days, many parents' empty nests don't stay empty for long.

A 2022 Pew Research Center survey found that half of adults, ages 18 to 29, live with a parent.

That's down slightly from a high of 52% during the peak of the pandemic in 2020, but it's still much higher than it was a generation ago. The decline of the empty nest is

just one example of how the lives of young adults have changed in recent years. People in their

20s and 30s are taking longer to reach traditional milestones of adulthood, such as marriage

and home ownership, which can put strains on their relationships with their parents.

Meanwhile, advice is relatively scarce for parents and adult children who are trying to navigate

their relationships during this stage of life. While there are scads of books devoted to parenting

babies, toddlers, and teens, there's not much about how to develop and maintain a good

relationship with your grown child.

So what do parents need to understand about this generation of young adults?

What do young adults wish their parents understood?

How can parents and their adult children resolve the conflicts that will inevitably come

up as adult children move back in,

enter relationships, and have children of their own. If you are a parent of a grown child,

how involved should you be in your child's life? How do you know when to speak up and when to bite

your tongue? And finally, how can scientists growing understanding of how the brain continues to develop through

young adulthood help parents to understand their young adult children better?

Welcome to Speaking of Psychology, the flagship podcast of the American Psychological Association

that examines the links between psychological science and everyday life. I'm Kim Mills.

My guest today is Dr. Lawrence Steinberg, a distinguished university professor and the Laura

H. Cornell Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Temple University. Dr. Steinberg is author of the new book, You and Your Adult Child,

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