Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ‘You don’t need to submit all the inner workings of that decision to him for it to make sense,’ Eleanor Gordon-Smith writes.

Families can be a crucial source of support and guidance, yet our families can also cause deep heartache. As our first structural system, our relationships with our family members teach us how to see ...

Mariah Carey had a complicated relationship with her late sister Alison Carey, who died in August on the same day as their mother, Patricia Carey. “My heart is broken that I’ve lost my mother this ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Adult children vs. parents, siblings vs. siblings — calling quits on one’s kin seems increasingly common. It all comes at a time ...

Q. I am estranged from my mother for good reasons. My other siblings are as well. When I have shared the reasons why with friends, they always agree that it’s better not to have such a toxic and awful ...

Dear Abby: A few years ago, my daughter went "no contact" with both sides of our family - grandparents, parents, aunts and uncles, as well as cousins. Since then, I have been struggling with how I ...

Family estrangement—when one or more family members intentionally cut off contact—has been called a “silent epidemic.” It’s a rupture that affects many, yet is not openly discussed. However, breaking ...

When I made the decision to go no-contact with an abusive parent, I worried about how the decision would affect my children. On one hand, I felt confident that distancing ourselves from this person ...

AMES, Iowa – There is a strong bond between mothers and children that when severed is often the result of a difference in values. That is the finding of a new study published online in the Journal of ...