Who pays for what should be clear to everybody before money matters take a toll on the household. Boundaries are important.

Parents play a big role in shaping who we are, but as we grow older, the dynamics shift. What worked when you were a kid ...

Recent studies have shown that a growing number of parents are sacrificing their retirement savings to support their adult ...

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 ...

However, psychologists say that navigating parent-adult child relationships presents new challenges because the dynamics shift. "When the kid is no longer a child and instead is an adult who is your ...

It’s natural for parents to experience a disconnect with their adult children when they leave home and start their own lives, but that doesn’t make it easy. With new expectations, experiences, ...

All relationships change over time, even within families. As kids age, it can be hard for parents to let them separate and accept that they have independent lives. At the same time, it can be hard for ...

If your love and caring have morphed into rescuing, loaning, and fixing for your adult child, you are far from alone. What starts out as helping turns into enabling. This perpetuates a cycle of ...