While positive childhood experiences and healthy relationships with parents can be "protective" later in life for adult children, according to a study from Pediatrics, unmet needs and bad parents can ...

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 ...

A decades-long study suggested that close relationships with family members during teenage years could lead to a rich network of friendships in adulthood. By Emily Baumgaertner Nunn To many teens, ...

A single comment can turn a simmering in-law tension into a full family standoff. When a mother-in-law labels a mom a "bad parent" over one decision, it is rarely just about that choice, it is about ...

The desire for parents and child to please and take delight in each others company simply seems built in from the outset of childhood. However, with the arrival of adolescence pleasing becomes ...