If your adult child is unmotivated, stuck, or disengaged, it may not be laziness at at. Many parents are responding to the ...

Phrases like this suggest the speaker isn’t able to regulate themselves. “A person with high emotional intelligence will make ...

Lindsey C. Gibson, a psychologist who wrote "Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents," shared the 4 major types.

Growing up with parents who were not ready for the emotional side of raising a child leaves traces that appear years later.

Watching your kids become adults isn’t as simple as just letting go. The changes can catch you off guard, and it’s easy to ...

We live in a culture permeated by therapy, one in which people are eager to apply psychotherapeutic concepts to themselves and their closest relationships. That includes, naturally, the relationship ...

Relationship tensions between parents and their adult children are common, according to a study from Psychology and Aging, but often manifest in unique ways depending on the family dynamic. From unmet ...

Adult children's avoidance of visiting their parents is rarely about laziness or ingratitude. It reflects complex, measurable factors including early attachment quality, emotional safety, unresolved ...

When parents announce their decision to separate, the focus typically shifts to supporting younger children through the transition. However, divorce can profoundly affect adult children as well, ...

Small children often let their imaginations run wild, sometimes pretending to be parents and having the parent play the role of the child. However, this scenario may not be fun and games in real life, ...

People who were raised by an emotionally distant mom grapple with understanding their own needs. Many of us fail to realize how much of our behavior as adults is connected to the way we grew up. From ...