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

We hear a lot these days about people going no-contact with family members, usually their parents. However, it's more rare to hear about parents going no-contact with their adult children. So, when ...

Adult kids who choose to cut off communication and distance themselves from their parents often do so as a last resort because they believe the way their parents show up in their lives causes more ...

Conversations around family estrangement usually focus on adult children who decide to go no-contact with their parents, which means they stop communicating altogether. A less-discussed aspect of ...

Recently, we wrote about why people went no-contact with their adult children, and members of the BuzzFeed Community had some of their own stories to share. Here's what they had to say — along with ...

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

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. While many of us experience nurturing, heartwarming upbringings, we all know at ...

The bond between parent and child is often considered unbreakable. However, as children grow into adulthood, complexities in relationships can arise, leading to emotional distance or estrangement.

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 ...

While many of us experience nurturing, heartwarming upbringings, we all know at least one person in our lives who has grown up in a fractured household. It’s difficult to pinpoint exactly when ...

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In recent years, more people have shared about their decision to go no or low contact with one or both parents. As a seasoned therapist who specializes in trauma from a relational lens, and as a ...