Lifelongparentingn．takingcareofone’sadultchildren，especiallythosewhoshownodesiretoliveontheirown

Also：life－longparenting．

Example：

Anincreasingnumberofyoungadultsaremovingbackintotheirparents’homesaftertheyhavesupposedlyflownthenest．Soaring(不断上涨的）propertyprices，combinedwithunprecedentedlevelsofrelationshipbreakdownandgreatercareerinstability（不稳定），meanthatoffspring（儿女）aged20to30arenowreturningtolivewiththeirparentsmoreoftenandstayinglongerwhentheygetthere．Almostoneinfourofthisagegroupisnowlivingwithparents，accordingtoastudypublishedtodaybytheSocialMarketFoundation．Thetrendhasgivenrisetoanewphenomenonthereporttermed（称为）“lifelongparenting”．ItisbeingsupportedbyachangeofattitudeinyoungadultsinwhichlivingwithMumandDadisnolongerseenasasourceofridicule（嘲笑）．Morethanhalfofadultchildrenlivingwiththeirparentssaidtheywereperfectlyhappytodoso．

Earliestexample：

“Oneofthereasonswechoosedogsaspetsthatthereappearstobeintheirattachment（依恋）foranaltruistic（无私心的）love，awillingnesstopleaseanotherwithoutoutwardreward,”Fugalwrites．“Butwealsochoosethembecausewearehelplesslyprogrammedtodoso．”Inarecentinterview（采访），heexpandedonthethought:“Humansareprogrammedforlifelongparenting．Andpetsdon'thesitatetotakeadvantageofthisneedinus．”