Being emotionally ambushed by your adult child is very painful. But their anger usually comes from deeper struggles, not a ...

Preparing for a baby, having a newborn and then raising a child are big milestones. There are so many books on what to expect with you’re expecting, and now there are tons of child psychologists ...

Being a parent to an adult child is certainly different from raising a toddler, a school-age kid or even a teenager. What they needed from you five, 10 or 20 years ago isn’t what they need from you ...

Parents will do anything for their kids, but that could be coming at a huge cost ‒ to themselves, according to a new study. More than a third (36%) of the 3,000 parents surveyed by Ameriprise in ...

I routinely provide online coaching to parents of struggling, emotionally reactive adult children. Every parent who shares their painful stories with me helps me continue to learn how massive a ...

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 ...

You made it through the terrible twos, the "threenager" phase and parented a teenager. Whew. You may have thought that your relationship with your child might get easier as they entered adulthood.

As children grow and step more into adulthood, the relationship they have with their parents tends to change as a result of their burgeoning independence. Parents go from watching their child's every ...

I work with many estranged or low-contact adult children and their parents who are hoping to work through their issues and potentially reconcile. After years of this work, I have realized that the ...

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 ...