For starters, receiving a heartfelt apology from your parent can be validating and healing. View Entire Post › ...

All relationships go through periods of transformation. A marked change happens when kids grow up, leave the house, and embark on their own journey. For some adult children, being apart from their ...

Blaming yourself — or your child — for the cracks in your relationship isn’t going to make things better between the two of ...

There’s no such thing as a “perfect” parent, but there are certain traits and behaviors that are certainly admirable amongst a sea of new parenting styles and techniques. For example, leading with ...

This article follows the Direct Message methodology, designed to cut through the noise and reveal the deeper truths behind the stories we live. Navigating the parent-adult child relationship can be ...

Simone periodically calls her mother, Maggie, from her job when she has a chance, but the conversation never seems to go well: She always winds up feeling criticized or micromanaged somehow—You’ve ...

This post is the fourth in a series about how parents of gray divorce can help their adult children. 1. Honor the parent-adult child relationship. My client Elizabeth (all names changed) sat across ...

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 ...

Starting the conversation early, staying calm, and respecting their needs can help you navigate your elderly parent’s seemingly irrational behavior and their refusal of the help they require. Right ...

Divorce in later life is becoming more common – and scientists are beginning to explore the surprisingly deep impact this can ...