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 ...

Parents will do anything for their kids, but that could be coming at a huge cost ‒ to themselves, according to a new study. More than a third (36%) of the 3,000 parents surveyed by Ameriprise in ...

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 ...

We often discuss what adult kids need to have on hand for aging parents--wills, trusts, healthcare directives and a power of attorney document. Check. But could the tables ever be turned and the ...

Emerging adult children and their parents can experience growing pains as they navigate a changing relationship. AJ_Watt/E+ via Getty Images As a professor of child development and family science, ...

Building a strong relationship with your adult child requires intentional effort. You can’t put it on autopilot and expect it to work. Nor can you continue to treat your adult child as you did when ...

Everyone enters parenthood with the intention to raise their children to be the best they can be. No one wants to see their kids fall short. When you became a parent, you likely set your child up for ...

You made it through the terrible twos, the "threenager" phase and parented a teenager. Whew. You may have thought that your relationship with your child might get easier as they entered adulthood.