No one had a perfect childhood or perfect parents. But some, unfortunately, grew up with a narcissistic parent—a person so focused on themselves that they warped their kids's whole identity and sense ...

Memoirs, interviews and essays now widely celebrate “going no contact” with a parent. The New York Times published this, just a day ago: ”I Broke Up With My Abusive Mother. I Don't Regret That ...

The Biggest Obstacle To Repairing a Parent and Adult-Child Relationship, Psychologist Says originally appeared on Parade. Preparing for a baby, having a newborn and then raising a child are big ...

"The common reasons adult children and parents don't get along are often hangovers of unaddressed issues and differing ...

More young adults are living at home with their parents these days. Fifty-seven percent of individuals ages 18 to 24 are residing in a parent’s home, compared with 53% in 1993, according to surveys of ...

Parenting’s ultimate goal is raising healthy, happy, successful children. Figuring out how to keep parenting once the kids ...

I often hear from parents who want coaching on how to deal with an adult child who is upset with them. The stories include painful details of adult children pulling away. In some cases, parents feel ...

Based on my years of coaching parents of entitled adult children, I see the emotional toll parents pay when anticipating the next crisis that pops up on their text messages or literally on their ...

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, ...

Helen Atkinson-Barnes, director of prevention programming of the Abuse in Later Life program launched at The Retreat in September, said, “Financial abuse is particularly insidious because very often ...