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FH Boom Daily Digest-Mar. 20, 2008

Top News from Today's "Boomiverse"

Baby Boomers Tell Their Kids To Fly The Coop And Keep The Nest Empty
Helen Morris
www.canada.com

Overview: “Baby boomers are keen to stay in their own community and even their existing home when they retire but they don't want their adult children to live with them, according to RBC's homeownership survey released Tuesday.”

http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/story.html?id=%20c2fac47c-8e6b-4c7d-a210-19410ddb7227


Boom Goes The Ego
Kevin Kusinitz
www.weeklystandard.com

Overview: “If the Americans who lived through the Depression and won the Second World War were the Greatest Generation, then the Baby Boomers would have to be the Greatest Ego Generation. Pampered like no others before them, free to explore their own interests while their parents worked hard to put food on the table, the Boomers eventually pursued pop culture as their time killer of choice.”

http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/014/896agigg.asp


'Helicopter' Parents Just Have To Hover When They Send Kids Off To College
M.S. Enkoki
www.ohio.com

Overview: “Loosely defined, helicopter parents are the baby boomer moms and dads who virtually accompany their offspring to campus, monitoring and intervening, fussing and fretting.”

http://www.ohio.com/news/top_stories/16844091.html

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Comments (1)

Rita:

I can see why boomers want to stay in their own homes and their communities. It's what my mom wanted, too.

I write blog The Survive and Thrive Boomer Guide at http://boomersurvive-thriveguide.typepad.com.

Posted by Rita | March 21, 2008 3:20 AM

Posted on March 21, 2008 03:20

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