Therapists can help estranged families understand the past, work on making amends, and potentially rebuild their ...

Emerging adult children and their parents can experience growing pains as they navigate a changing relationship. AJ_Watt/E+ via Getty Images As a professor of child development and family science, ...

Even if their intentions aren't malicious, parents who emotionally exhaust their adult kids usually say these 11 phrases all ...

From passive condescending remarks to straight name-calling, if your adult child uses these phrases, they don’t respect you ...

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 ...

My childhood was far from ideal. I endured multiple prolonged traumatic experiences, often described as complex trauma, but what weighed most heavily on me as a child was the constant turmoil within ...

Even if they’re not entirely aware of it, many parents have a favorite child in their families, at least according to a study from the Psychological Bulletin. This hidden favoritism and preference, ...

Aging can bring changes to people's bodies, minds and relationships — changes that many are often not prepared for. Erlene Rosowsky, a clinical psychologist who specializes in aging, says many people ...

As a professor of child development and family science, every year I witness college students heading home for the holidays after a few months of relative independence. Anecdotally, most students ...