"Adult children are at a different developmental stage," he points out. "They are building autonomy, identity and ...

My neighbor used to stand on her porch every afternoon around five. Her son would pull into the driveway after work, still wearing his badge, and she’d call out questions before he even closed the car ...

A recent study published in the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology suggests that while mothers and fathers are equally ...

The first time I stayed overnight at a friend’s house in college, something small caught me off guard. It wasn’t the house itself. It wasn’t the food or the conversations or anything you’d normally ...

These are the quickest ways to sabotage an otherwise healthy parent-child connection. Tensions in relationships between parents and their adult children are nothing short of common. Whether they’re ...

A recent study connects a strong feminist identity with the ability to navigate romantic conflicts constructively. For women who experienced childhood emotional neglect, these beliefs are associated ...

Research shows consistently what children know intuitively: Fathers are important. Children learn how men should behave in relationships by watching their fathers. Even if you do not live with their ...

Stepparents and stepchildren can experience a range of relationships: Some are satisfying and rewarding, and others are not. How do these relationship variations come about?

Aisle-by-aisle, the shopping cart slowly began to fill up. Pants, shirts and jackets were first items ticked off the Christmas list, the mother of 17-year-old Kyree Jackson provided. Then came shoes, ...