Want to stay current with Arthur’s writing? Sign up to get an email every time a new column comes out. In Oscar Wilde’s celebrated 1895 comedy, The Importance of Being Earnest, one of the protagonists ...

When you’re young, your parents’ constant advice, warnings, and rules can feel like unnecessary restrictions. You assume they’re out of touch, overly cautious, or just trying to make your life harder.

Part of parenting involves preparing children to enter adulthood with confidence and grace. Parents have responsibilities beyond providing food, shelter, and emotional support. Even with the best ...

When it comes to having an adult relationship with your parents, there's plenty of baggage: the friction of family history or the weight of unsaid expectations. Here's how to set healthy boundaries ...

Whenever I go home for the holidays, my parents talk about selling their house. I hate this topic for many reasons but mostly because I love their house — it’s where I grew up and continue to store an ...

Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Boundaries are hardest to set with the people you’ve known the longest—your parents—and it’s natural to ...

Lucy Lazarony is an experienced personal finance journalist and writer who got her start in 1998 writing about financial topics. She writes accessible and easy-to-understand articles about credit, ...

Meeting your significant other’s parents for the first time is a big deal. I know. I’ve had several of those meetings myself. I’m also old enough to have met my sons and daughter’s significant others ...

While the work of raising little humans has never been easy, being a parent in today's world is especially anxiety-inducing. In addition to juggling work, child care and the household, parents are ...