When adult children hurt their parents

Take our advice on how to handle disappointment with your adult child. Read our 6 helpful tips, examine your feelings, and think about your parenting role.

Meet therapist Tina Gilbertson, who shares tips and insights for parents who are estranged from their adult children.

A therapist shared 10 things that adult children want to hear from their parents in order to heal a damaged relationship.

Parents whose adult children are estranged ask: how to cope when your adult child cuts you out of their life? Some coping ideas for rejected parents

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Having a strong, close relationship with your adult children isn’t a given. It’s something that has to be cultivated and worked on. This relationship is founded on mutual respect and […] More

Learn how to recognize the characteristics of a narcissist and get educated on how you can deal with your adult narcissistic children.

There seems to be a growing, widening gap between generations today. Young adult children are turning their backs on their parents. They won’t talk to them, come home on holidays, or be an active part of the family. Most moms experiencing this gap were caring, loving, and sacrificial when their children were growing up. It is baffling to me why some adult children won’t even acknowledge their parents anymore, yet this is a reality. Continue reading on My Heart's Cry.

Parenting is the most explosive relationship of all human relationships. The reason is simple – the mix of everything that we give, and the expectation of receiving, because, well… Isn’t a good relationship based on the balance of giving and receiving? Here’s the thing, though, since parenting is a one-sided relationship for quite a few […]