After Adult Children Leave Home, Parents

After adult children leave home, parents

A) usually disassociate themselves from the identities of their children.
B) whose relationships had been satisfactory before their adult children left home tend to develop less cohesive and affectionate relationships after they leave home.
C) no longer have to perform parenting functions.
D) begin to find new areas for the energy and commitment that was directed toward their adult children who lived in their home.