Parenthood is a high-wire act, requiring a balance between strictness and leniency. Your children need enough structure to prepare for the future and become responsible adults, but enough free time to ...

More adult sons live at home than daughters (20% versus 15%, respectively) (2). Maybe it’s hard to turn down mom’s cooking and laundry. The set-up can be win-win, allowing parents to help their kids ...

My 27-year-old son lives with me and works at Wal-Mart. I asked him for $650 a month rent but he refuses to contribute. How ...

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 ...

As children grow and step more into adulthood, the relationship they have with their parents tends to change as a result of their burgeoning independence. Parents go from watching their child's every ...