Living at home is information, not a diagnosis. Here's how to tell the difference between healthy growth and genuine stuckness—and how to support your adult child without taking over.

You've hit the milestones—maybe even graduated, started a career—yet adulthood still doesn't feel like you expected. If you've caught yourself thinking "I thought I'd feel more settled by now," there's actually a name for what you're experiencing: emerging adulthood.