Parents of adults know the drill: they want to respect boundaries, but some comments from their grown kids sting in a way ...

Inside the Reconnection Club, my online school for parents of estranged adult children, a member recently posted this comment: “As a Baby Boomer, I was raised to respect our elders. Now I hear ...

Clinical psychologist Dr. Samantha Rodman Whiten explains that many adults are told they 'had a good childhood,' yet still ...

Even with the best intentions, parents and their adult kids might not be as close as they used to be during the sandbox days.

Blaming yourself — or your child — for the cracks in your relationship isn’t going to make things better between the two of ...

As we mature, the relationship we have with our parents is bound to change — sometimes for better, sometimes for worse. Fostering a healthy dynamic in this new phase of life does take some work. Clear ...

A recent Cornell study found that 27% of adults are estranged from a family member. Research from Ohio State finds that 26% of fathers are estranged from an adult child—and that fathers are 22% more ...

"When Oprah asked one of the adult children in the audience to explain why he had gone no-contact, he described a situation ...

This article follows the Direct Message methodology, designed to cut through the noise and reveal the deeper truths behind the stories we live. Navigating the parent-adult child relationship can be ...

The Biggest Obstacle To Repairing a Parent and Adult-Child Relationship, Psychologist Says originally appeared on Parade. Preparing for a baby, having a newborn and then raising a child are big ...