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 ...

Alongside the changing dynamics, experiences, and stressors of any given family dynamic, it can be incredibly difficult for parents to manage a healthy relationship with their own adult children.

It may be challenging to imagine, especially with small children, but the day will arrive when your kids will grow up and become actual adults. Navigating relationships with our adult children can be ...

Finding the right balance of supportiveness and independence as an adult child in your family dynamic can be challenging, but great parents make space for you to figure it out. With healthy boundaries ...

From before they are even born, we love our children. And we continue to want the best for them whether we’re swaddling them in their cradle or packing them off to college. But when we feel the ...

It’s common for aging parents to have unrealistic expectations for their relationship with adult children. I want to empower adults to begin setting boundaries with parents even when a difficult ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Being a parent is equal parts joyful and overwhelming. As ...

Parenting’s ultimate goal is raising healthy, happy, successful children. Figuring out how to keep parenting once the kids ...

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 ...

Setting financial boundaries, especially financial ones, with adult children presents some unique challenges. On the one hand, you want to help them out when they’re in a bind. But you don’t want to ...

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 ...