Family dynamics can be hard to navigate, even for people who come from emotionally stable and healthy backgrounds. When families function in unhealthy ways, maintaining boundaries and building an ...

In many families, there’s a shared but unspoken understanding about who they collectively consider “the problem.” It might be the teenager acting out, the parent with depression or the sibling ...

When adults cultivate a “growth mindset” in adulthood and view their mistakes as an opportunity for personal growth and education, even the most uncomfortable situations can have a bright side. Even ...

The source of dysfunction in any particular family may vary, but the common thread is that the children who belong to these families suffer. Deprived of parents who nourish their emotional needs, ...

A man who snapped eight young trees in half along the perimeter of the downtown federal courthouse was sentenced Monday to the month he’s already served. Toan V. Tran was caught on surveillance ...

In every family, there will be problems. No matter how positive and empathic we have been, kids will still argue and misbehave, and ask for more than they can have. The demands of our daily lives—and ...

If your family can't accept your decision, then that's their problem. 2. The Annies sometimes offer good advice, but they are so far off-base this time, I'm surprised they still have an advice column.