Snowplow parents manage their adult children's lives by performing adult tasks for them, like writing job applications, booking medical appointments, or keeping them afloat with rent money. According to the study, a whopping 74% of parents said that they have made appointments for their adult children. But if you're still completing this task for your adult child, they're missing out on an important part of growing up. Giving excessive career adviceOne of the most significant examples of snowplow parenting involves parents giving their adult children too much career guidance. Fourteen percent of parents told their adult child which career to pursue, and 14% also used their professional network to help their adult child secure jobs and internships.

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