Our entire lives, we’ve been sold a lie. We’ve been taught that growing up means putting your head down, working harder, staying later, and handling it all yourself. We’ve been taught that as parents, ...

For many families, the first smartphone given to kids isn’t a gift; it’s a surrender. Parents often say they know screens ...

If I receive a “thank you” from them for the gifts, it is very timid compared to their response to the gifts my sister sends ...

Hovering usually comes from love and anxiety, not control. These three things help anxious parents hover less while still supporting their kids and building independence.

My husband and I lived with my parents when we had our first kid, and now, I live with them again. He started a new job in Chicago, and our two kids and I are living with them before we join him. I'm ...

Learn how to stop enabling your highly dependent adult child and begin reclaiming your own well-being with compassionate, ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Scott Tannen, cofounder and CEO of Boll & Branch, a luxury bedding company based in Summit, New Jersey. This story has been edited for length and ...

Half of all parents with adult children provide regular financial support. The average support per adult child amounts to $1,474 per month. Some parents contribute more to their kids than to their own ...