How old should your kids be when they leave home?

When is the best time to push them out of the nest??

Do you think they will have a greater sense of accomplishment when they get out and make their own way?

Depends on the kids, and right now, depends on the economy.

well i was 16. when i left but then i also went back home off and on even after i had my daughter when i was 19, i lived with my mom untill my daughter was 1yrs old

my one sister that is a few yrs older then me moved out when she was 14 and lived with her bf for 4yrs. she never really did move back home. but a number of yrs ago she had a chance to buy the house we grew up in, and it blew her mind that she went back in the house she was trying to get away from.. her and hubby sold the house and moved out of town for his job..

When they act like an adult, and when YOU think they can take care of themselves,or if they decide to leave themselves.

At 18 I gave mine a choice.
1. live at home but you pay half of the bills.
2. They can get their own place and I would help furnish it.
3. they could move back in with their Mom. (long nasty story that isn't going to be told)
But for me it was 18 unless they chose number 1.
just time to be adult for them, and support themselves.

But if they thought they were going to sit around playing video games all day...Think again.

I'm thinking 10..

Don't you think you should at least wait till the teen years??

WHEN THEY KNOW EVERYTHING ALREADY!!

WELL, first breast feeding should end by 15 anyway, then what with life and school and work,,,I guess about 40 anyway....
....lol,lol,lol....The kids should leave when the money runs out,,,,,YOURS,,,trust me,,,THHEY will be outta there,,,,,lol

Oh ok,,,ha ha, my daughter will be 22 and still lives with me, but then she just finished four years at the university, if she had not lived with me during that time she would have never done that, so the circumstances prevail....

Bingo.

It's the whole sitting around thing that kills me.

I did move back home, due to a fricked up relationship, but I keep the farm up, dad travels out of state on work. Mom has some minor medical issues, so I make up for living at home by helping out and paying less rent, bills etc.

Right now, with the economy and jobs, I'm even more grateful.

You are nuts!!!!
I still love breast feeding!!!

when my daughter and grandkids come back to the states she will be living with my mom. for my mom has more room than i do.

Cudos!!
At least she is smart enough to get a head start to a good living.

But what happens when Mom and Dad aren't around any more?

Thats kinda funny,
I did not at all realize how poor I was when my son was still at home..Just knew it was rough.
But after he moved out, I about had a heart attack when I still had money left in the bank when I got the next paycheck!!
I'll tell you... Boys will eat you out of the house!!!

Then the farm is split between me and my brother. That's what wills are for. It's almost paid off now, so it'll just be general upkeep and such. There's enough blood, sweat and tears of the entire family put into this place, that short of a consensus to sell, it's going to us.

Besides, my parents have at least 30 years left, and my father plans to torment me till he's 120 according to what he says. I'll either have a cabin at the back of the place anyways, or have moved away to escape the craziness! LOL!

Ok, another silly question.

Isn't it difficult to have a romantic life living at home?
Or if you do date, how do guy usually react to you still living at home?

Not judging in any way.

These kinds of dilemmas make me happy I won't have kids.

when they're old enough to tie their shoes,they're ready for the real world