“My kids and I are having a hard time giving up the family home.”

Abstract

Letting go of the family home: If someone’s reluctance to give up the family home sometimes seems irrational, perhaps it is. A new study discovers that our brains may be hard-wired for “loss aversion.”

You may already know you want to move into a specific retirement community, but there’s one last hurdle: You and your children are having a hard time letting go of the family home. Why are you feeling this way? And what can you do about it?

Why is moving such a common dilemma? And why does it seem like it goes against your better judgment?