“If you are lucky enough to live a long life, and if your children are as well, you will spend the majority of your life ...

Toxic parents might have withheld praise or undercut your successes, leaving you uncertain about your accomplishments. As an ...

Adult children who avoid phone calls from their parents may feel more like a child in their presence, causing them to shut ...

For many parents, the transition from guiding their children through childhood and adolescence to watching them navigate adulthood can be a tricky tightrope walk. You want to offer support, wisdom, ...

From financial stability, to family expectations, and general demeanor, parents who have a favorite adult child usually like ...

According to Dr. John Duffy, a clinical psychologist, parents often unconsciously project their unmet dreams onto their kids, ...

Tense relationships or estrangements between parents and adult children are becoming increasingly common. There’s hardly a day that goes by that I don’t hear about these in therapy with a ...

Downsizing is so emotionally fraught. Leaving a house means shedding an identity. And, financially, a child who’s pushing a ...

It’s a fairly common occurrence, with approximately one-third of U.S. adult children ages 18 to 34 living with their parents in 2024, according to the US Census Bureau.