A therapist said that parents with no-contact relationships with their adult children abandoned their kids first. Josh Frank, a trauma-informed therapist and mental health educator, shared his ...

Adult children may become estranged from one or both parents due to a few reasons. The top reasons can be as extreme as trauma and abuse in the past, or as an expected part of personal growth, as ...

Were I writing for estranged adult children looking to reconcile, the advice would be very different. 6 Things You Need to Do Before Attempting Reconciliation.

Adult children more likely to be estranged from dad than mom, study shows. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2022 / 12 / 221215104549.htm.

Many estranged parents feel a sense of dread when a holiday approaches. Whether it's Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, Hannukah, or the High Holy Days, they all want to know how they are going to ...

Despite his estranged relationships with his adult children – including son Logan – Kody was in attendance at his and Michelle Petty’s October 2022 wedding; however, the polygamous patriarch ...

Adult children are over four times more likely to be estranged from their fathers than their mothers, a new long-term national study found. The research showed that 6% of adult children in the ...

Sometimes estranged adult children can lash out with a remark that justifies their hostility, such as, 'This is how you raised me.' To this, you can say, 'Yes, and now I am trying to be better.

Estranged siblings are surprisingly common. ... 55 Sister Quotes That Perfectly Sum Up Your Relationship. ... But many adults shrug off perceived less-favored-child status; ...

My sister sends her adult children $1,000 birthday checks every year, but my niece does not cash or acknowledge these checks, so she has already set the tone of rejecting her mother's money.

However, estrangement from the adult child’s perspective offers an opportunity to demonstrate greater authority and autonomy in the relationship with the parent, set limits on hurtful behavior ...

I am an 84-year-old, longtime reader of your educational advice columns. Let me get right to the point: I always disagree with your kindhearted responses. You, it seems, side with children against ...