Parenting often feels like a long walk beside someone who is still learning how to find their footing. You want to protect ...

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

Many more adult children of Gen X and boomer seem to be living with a mental illness. When an adult child is living with a mental illness, it presents unique challenges for parents.

Hugo Winwood-Smith (from left), Hardy Macpherson and Edan Abou, all 11 years old, use their phones while sitting outside a school in Sydney, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. Rick Rycroft / AP MELBOURNE, ...

It's not easy to admit that you weren't the greatest parent. Jane Fonda, 87, lamented her parenting in a recent NPR interview. She didn't get into specifics, but she did tell "Fresh Air" host Tonya ...

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 ...

Adult-only areas are supposed to be just that. And it’s nothing against kids. It’s just that on a cruise ship, nothing is more annoying to passengers who want some peace and quiet than parents who ...

DEAR ABBY: Our 20-year-old son works full time and lives with us. He doesn’t do any household chores or pay us anything, not even his car insurance (which he agreed to pay). He then moved his ...

With decades of equity and their children facing a tough housing market, older homeowners are helping their children buy their first homes. Conrad Useldinger and Leslie Sherman explored moving out of ...

After college, my parents and I continued to relate in the same way we had when I was young. The mismatch pushed me to change my relationship with my parents. We became best friends in the process.

When Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested a woman at a Chicago day care this month, it sparked local uproar over ICE’s tactics. But it also provided a window into the Trump ...

The number of adult children moving back home with their parents has skyrocketed as inflation and high housing costs crimp household budgets.