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more common for adults to live with other adult members of their family

. Adult children returned to live with their parents and elderly parents moved in with their adult kids. 

But even before COVID-19 hit, more people were choosing to live with relatives. 

Sharing a home has practical benefits. It saves money and helps people through unemployment, divorce and other life changes. It makes it easier to care for young children and elderly adults. 

And it can be emotionally rewarding. More than half of adults who live with adult family members say it’s a positive experience most or all the time, according to 

a survey last year by Pew Research Center.

MPR News host Angela Davis talks about the rise in multigenerational living, benefits and challenges and why it’s here to stay. 

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During the last few years it became more common for adult children to move in with their parents and vice versa. But multigenerational living was on the rise even before the pandemic.  MPR News host Angela Davis talks about the cultural and financial benefits and the challenges of living with adult relatives under one roof. 

MPR News with Angela Davis - During the last few years it became more common for adult children to move in with their parents and vice versa. But multigenerational living was on the rise even before the pandemic. MPR News host Angela Davis talks about the cultural and financial benefits and the challenges of living with adult relatives under one roof. 

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