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

As a professor of child development and family science, every year I witness college students heading home for the holidays ...

Alongside the changing dynamics, experiences, and stressors of any given family dynamic, it can be incredibly difficult for parents to manage a healthy relationship with their own adult children.

As children transition into adulthood, the dynamics between parents and their offspring must evolve to foster healthy, respectful, and fulfilling relationships. Clinging to outdated roles can lead to ...

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 ...

Illustration with eye, location tags, and a person walking with phone and another person hiking over city map. Marcus Hadden, a father of three from central New Jersey, texts and talks with his oldest ...

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, ...

Parents and practitioners caring for parents are always looking for ways to foster deeper connections between parents and their children and teens, and to help parents and kids navigate societal ...

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 ...

Building a new tradition, like volunteering once a month together.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." My parents told me they were getting divorced when my two siblings and I were in our late teen years. I ...