In the middle of a diaper change or during a teenage shouting contest, parents might dream of the day they are on the "same ...

Tensions in relationships between parents and their adult children are nothing short of common. Whether they’re caused by the natural kind of disconnection that happens when children leave home or by ...

When parents announce their decision to separate, the focus typically shifts to supporting younger children through the transition. However, divorce can profoundly affect adult children as well, ...

It may be challenging to imagine, especially with small children, but the day will arrive when your kids will grow up and become actual adults. Navigating relationships with our adult children can be ...

So, if your adult child still treats people with respect, regardless of whether or not they agree with them, you raised them ...

Adult children's avoidance of visiting their parents is rarely about laziness or ingratitude. It reflects complex, measurable ...

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 ...

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 ...

Once upon a time there would have been no need for this article. Long ago parents did not need to figure out how to redesign a relationship with their adult-children. Life was predictably short, and ...