Facing disrespect from an adult child can be a deeply painful experience for parents. When the loving and nurturing relationship you once shared turns into one full of tension and hurt, it can feel ...

If your adult kid uses phrases like “I don’t have time for this” in response to conversations with a parent that would otherwise be supportive and empowering, they don’t respect you at all. They care ...

Being a parent to an adult child is certainly different from raising a toddler, a school-age kid or even a teenager. What they needed from you five, 10 or 20 years ago isn’t what they need from you ...

As she points out, there are a lot of emotions—some conflicting—when your child becomes an adult and your relationship is required to change. In addition to your now- adult child requiring different ...

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

It is one of the worst situations you can experience when your adult child, whom you loved and cared for, talks down to you, dismisses you, or treats you harshly. But the story beneath the anger is ...

Feeling frustrated and burnt out because of your struggling adult child's lack of motivation and self-defeating behaviors? I get it: As a parent coach for those with struggling adult children, I hear ...