While no parent can be perfect, adult children need independence and respect in order to feel safe in any relationship, ...

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, ...

My friend’s mother called her every Sunday for a year after she moved across the country. Not to catch up, exactly. To check in on whether she was eating right, whether the neighborhood was safe, and ...

Children carry the emotional imprint of their parents long after childhood ends, and that imprint is shaped by daily actions ...

Aging can bring changes to people's bodies, minds and relationships — changes that many are often not prepared for. Erlene Rosowsky, a clinical psychologist who specializes in aging, says many people ...

Adult children choosing to cut ties with parents or to keep their interactions very limited is a growing and painful trend. Parents often describe feeling as though their children are rewriting their ...

A recent Cornell study found that 27% of adults are estranged from a family member. Research from Ohio State finds that 26% of fathers are estranged from an adult child—and that fathers are 22% more ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Emerging adult children and their parents can experience growing pains as they navigate a changing relationship. AJ_Watt/E+ via ...