Parental estrangement among autistic adults may signify a desire for safety and respect rather than simply severing ties. An ...

If your child seems to be pulling away, here’s how to reconnect in a way that feels natural, meaningful, and welcome.

Dear Dad: After a year of fighting with her boyfriend, Becca may change her mind about moving in with him once she graduates.

A parent’s financial obligation for children over the age of majority continues to confound. Eighteen-year-olds have a mind ...

While it's natural to want to help your grown children, there's a fine line between supporting them and enabling dependent ...

Norman Lear-produced comedy starring Laverne Cox, about an estranged father and daughter in Alabama, comes at an awkward ...

Soaring property prices have increased the size of the prize in inheritance disputes. And the bigger the estate, the better ...

If you always felt like you were second best growing up, it makes sense that you might distance yourself from your parents, the people who made you feel that way, for your safety and self-preservation ...

There’s no rule stating you can’t bypass your own kids when leaving money to your grandkids, but there are legal and ...

"After 30 years of abusive behavior from a kid who sucked all of the oxygen from the room, I made my peace with the fact that I could do no more, that being a parent did not obligate me to take abuse ...

Growing up in an unstable home environment is an experience that usually leads kids to cut off their parents as adults. Their basic needs often went unmet, which meant they had to focus on surviving, ...

"Coming in now and trying to assume a parenting role is laughably inappropriate," a family therapist told Newsweek.