In trying to help grown children, parents can hurt their own retirement security. Here’s how to stop the flow of money.

Conversations around parent-child relationships can lead to striking revelations about neglect, selfish actions, or a lack of a close parental relationship. Though there's no denying the impact ...

There’s an unspoken rule that when your kids turn 18, your job as a parent is done. You know, they’re officially adults, ...

Parenting doesn’t stop when your kids grow up—but the rules do change. The problem? Many parents miss the memo, and what once felt like “good intentions” when their kids were little now registers as ...

Our need to protect our children them from the harshness of life never goes away. But an adult child's life-threatening ...

Adults with grown children are often still helping support them financially. And sometimes, those contributions take away from the funds they would otherwise be saving for retirement. According to a ...

As children grow into adulthood and their parents reimagine their day-to-day lives, many families experience an inevitable sense of disconnect later in life. Licensed social worker Joslyn Jelinek ...

Many parents share that their grown, adult children frustrate them in countless unspoken ways and how this has changes their relationship over time.

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 ...

There are no perfect parents, even fewer who never fail their kids in some way. We take liberties with them from the time they’re too little to protest, overriding their boundaries in pursuit of ...

Christie Kainz, a 33-year-old behavioral therapist, has yet to successfully pick up the tab for her parents. The last time Kainz attempted to pay — she covertly slipped the server a credit card — she ...

From giving the gift of experiences or memories to purchased gifts, families are creative in their approaches!