Over the years, I have repeatedly seen how it is easier to build a child than it is to repair an adult. As I write in my book, 10 Days to a Less Defiant Child, healthy boundaries between children and ...

From before they are even born, we love our children. And we continue to want the best for them whether we’re swaddling them in their cradle or packing them off to college. But when we feel the ...

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 ...

Facing disrespect from an adult child can be a deeply painful experience for parents. When the loving and nurturing relationship you once shared turns into one full of tension and hurt, it can feel ...

It’s natural for parents to experience a disconnect with their adult children when they leave home and start their own lives, but that doesn’t make it easy. With new expectations, experiences, ...

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

Emerging adult children and their parents can experience growing pains as they navigate a changing relationship. AJ_Watt/E+ via Getty Images As a professor of child development and family science, ...

When your adult child walks through the door for a visit, the quality of your relationship isn't measured by how long they ...

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 ...

If your love and caring have morphed into rescuing, loaning, and fixing for your adult child, you are far from alone. What starts out as helping turns into enabling. This perpetuates a cycle of ...