Rising rents, student debt and higher living costs make it tough for young adults to stand on their own. But so does enabling ...

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 ...

Boundaries are not about pushing your adult child out; they are about inviting enhanced mental health and respect in. I can't ...

Therapist Nedra Glover Tawwab, author of “Set Boundaries, Find Peace,” shared a post titled “Things Adult Children Want To Hear” on her Instagram earlier this year that listed a number of simple but ...

He gave the example of mother eagles that build their nests with thorny branches and pad them with soft material for eaglets, ...

All relationships change over time, even within families. As kids age, it can be hard for parents to let them separate and accept that they have independent lives. At the same time, it can be hard for ...

Yet, they often find it impossible to meet their basic needs in ways that feel second nature to adults who were raised ...

Jamie Delaney didn’t know what to expect when she became an empty nester in 2023. She'd left her full-time job as a professor in child psychology 12 years ago to stay home with her two kids. Once her ...

Based on my years of coaching parents of entitled adult children, I see the emotional toll parents pay when anticipating the next crisis that pops up on their text messages or literally on their ...