As kids grow up, parents need to let go a little bit. Unfortunately, well-meaning parents often don't realize these 11 habits ...

Learn how to stop enabling your highly dependent adult child and begin reclaiming your own well-being with compassionate, practical guidance.

Question: In your column, you have often spoken of “psychological parenting.” What, exactly, do you mean by that? Answer: Answering your question requires that we first unpack the word “parenting.” ...

Raising kids is a complicated journey, as parents’ best intentions are tested by the daily realities of life. Any idealized goals parents hold tend to disappear when they’re faced with a kid whose ...

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Have you ever been told that by assisting your child, you're enabling them? I've heard this time and time again, especially years ago, from teachers at my neurodivergent daughter's high school. I have ...