Former tennis champion-turned-commentator Jelena Dokic this week revealed she had sought to reconcile with her abusive father as an adult. He never, however, apologized or showed remorse for the ...

For adults caught between a volatile mother, a calmer father and a stalled future, daily life can feel like a permanent holding pattern. The body lives in one house or the other, but the mind stays ...

The United States is reliant on unpaid family caregivers, and millions of adult children are caring for parents who didn’t ...

Respondents were asked whether in the preceding month, any adult in the household had physically abused a child. Grogan-Kaylor said programs seeking to reduce abusive parenting in low- and ...

Some classic parenting catchphrases haven’t aged well. Outdated doesn't always mean bad. Often, we realize something is outdated because we have found a better, more improved way. This is true of ...

Seeing what your neglectful parents didn't give you emotionally can change everything. The real question is not whether to ...

Christine struggled with identifying her experiences as abuse. “Yes, it certainly was,” she began, “but it's so hard for me to acknowledge that. My grandfather was very abusive to my mother. My ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cutting ties with a parent is a big decision, far from easy, and often incredibly painful. But sometimes, people find the weight ...

Memoirs, interviews and essays now widely celebrate “going no contact” with a parent. The New York Times published this, just a day ago: ”I Broke Up With My Abusive Mother. I Don't Regret That ...

Discipline involves teaching your child ways to behave, follow rules, and learn self-control. Abuse isn’t discipline but rather actions that harm a child. Learn the difference and where to find help.