A school letter leads to confusion, correction and reflection on childhood education.

An emotionally unavailable parent often plays favorites to reward the sibling who is most like them. This is typically the ...

Parentification causes difficulties for children that follow them after they leave home, but adult kids can, and should, stop ...

Parent alienation —when one parent, consciously or unconsciously, influences the child to reject the other—is a serious issue that can have long-lasting effects on children and their relationships ...

Do you know someone who claims that their parent is their best friend, but the parent's teasing and joking makes them uncomfortable? Or maybe you’ve dated someone who drops everything to run to their ...

A codependent parent may be overly controlling, feel an excessive sense of responsibility for their child, and have an intense need for approval. Childhood experiences within a dysfunctional family ...

At age 18 in all of the United States, a child can decide not to visit the other parent without consequence to themselves or the favored parent. Children who are considered legal adults (age 18 in ...

One in 14 American children has a parent with a mental health condition. And children whose parents are struggling with mental illness become adults whose parents are struggling with mental illness.

It’s been several years since kids returned to their classrooms and workers went back to their offices. We dine indoors at restaurants and don’t hesitate to board a plane for a family trip. COVID-19 ...

Amy Brown has received funding from the ESRC, MRC, NIHR, HEFCW, UKRI, Infant feeding charities and Public Health Wales Numerous research studies have suggested that children from a single-parent ...

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The loss of a parent can be a profound, transformative event. A parent‘s presence often seems unwavering, from birth through childhood and into adulthood. The finality of death can be a shock and may ...