Parenthood doesn’t end when your child turns 18 or moves out of the house. In fact, for many parents, the challenges of maintaining a relationship with an adult child can be even more complicated.

Parents of struggling adult children often feel a crushing sense of responsibility. Many parents think they must step in, whether it’s financial support, constant problem-solving, or emotional rescue ...

Unlike the well-documented cases of children going "no contact" with their parents, the reverse—parents cutting off their grown kids—is now becoming a topic of serious social and psychological concern ...

When your grown child moves back home, it can feel like pressing play on an old family routine that no longer fits. The kitchen feels smaller, your evenings are shorter, and suddenly the fridge seems ...

I’d seen micromanaging parents but I didn’t realize it was a trend until my daughter was going into her senior year of college more than a decade ago. She had a scheduling issue that would have ...

Parents play a big role in shaping who we are, but as we grow older, the dynamics shift. What worked when you were a kid might not fly as an adult. That’s where boundaries come in. Setting boundaries ...

Setting financial boundaries, especially financial ones, with adult children presents some unique challenges. On the one hand, you want to help them out when they’re in a bind. But you don’t want to ...