Psychologists have identified several different models and areas of distress affecting adult replacement children.

As a parent of 3 adult kids, few books manage to speak directly to the ache that parents feel when the child they once tucked into bed, played with friends, and actually laughed becomes a stranger—a ...

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 ...

Dr. Stefanie Mazer, Psy.D, a Florida-based psychologist, notes that you may only hear from your adult child at predictable intervals, such as holidays, birthdays or significant life events. "It can be ...

Most parents don't realize just how much their adult children aren't saying. As children grow and step more into adulthood, the relationship they have with their parents tends to change as a result of ...

You made it through the terrible twos, the "threenager" phase and parented a teenager. Whew. You may have thought that your relationship with your child might get easier as they entered adulthood.

It is maddening for many parents of adult children who resist or refuse to seek employment. I have coached parents who feel anxious and helpless as they watch their adult children retreat from the ...

Adult kids can drop clues like Easter Eggs. And sometimes, they reveal something far less sweet than a Jelly Bean or a chocolate bunny. It's safe to say that realizing your adult child tolerates you, ...