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 ...

Many more adult children of Gen X and boomer seem to be living with a mental illness. When an adult child is living with a mental illness, it presents unique challenges for parents.

Raising children can be overwhelming but you know they're an excellent person when they extend kindness to others.

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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, ...

A person with too rigid boundaries trusts no one, avoids close relationships, does not ask for help, is protective of ...

You love your family, but the thought of another holiday gathering exhausts you before it starts. The problem is that you haven't learned to establish boundaries yet.

Comparing your adult child's timeline to yours isn't motivating them to do better, it's invalidating their struggles in a ...