People raised by emotionally unavailable parents often choose these 9 types of partners (without realizing it)
We don’t consciously choose partners who will recreate our childhood wounds. But we often do it anyway. When you grow up with emotionally unavailable parents,
Psychology says men raised by single mothers often display these 9 traits in relationships
The way we’re raised shapes how we love. And for men raised by single mothers, that upbringing creates a particular lens through which they view
7 battles with teenagers that aren’t worth fighting, according to child psychologists
Parenting a teenager means choosing your battles carefully. If you fight everything, you’ll lose the war – and probably your relationship in the process. The
9 things teenagers desperately need from their parents but will never ask for
Teenagers are masters at appearing like they don’t need anything from their parents. They roll their eyes, insist they’re fine, and act like your presence
How to explain why you don’t spank your kids to Boomer grandparents who think that’s why everything’s falling apart now
The tension was thick enough to cut with a knife. Your mother-in-law just finished telling you that your five-year-old “wouldn’t act that way” if you’d
If you’re a millennial parent, you’ve probably banned these 7 phrases your parents used constantly
Every generation swears they’ll do things differently than their parents. And millennial parents have certainly followed through on that promise. We’re the generation that grew
8 things boomer parents did that seemed careless but actually built more resilient kids
Growing up in a different era meant experiencing a childhood that would probably give modern parents a heart attack. The parenting style of the Boomer
8 outdoor activities that cost nothing but create the best childhood memories
Last Saturday, Ellie came running in from the backyard absolutely covered in mud — hair matted, fingernails black, the biggest grin I’ve ever seen. She’d
The particular exhaustion of being raised by a parent who was “doing their best” but their best was still damaging
There’s a phrase that floats around when people talk about difficult childhoods: “They were doing their best.” It’s meant to be comforting, I suppose. A
You know you were the unfavored child when you still display these 8 quiet habits without realizing it
The other morning at the community garden, I was chatting with another mom while our kids dug in the dirt. She kept apologizing for different
If your parents did these 8 activities with you as a kid, you had a richer childhood than most kids today
I was folding laundry the other day when Ellie came running in, breathless and muddy, clutching a handful of dandelions she’d picked from our backyard.
I started setting firm boundaries with my parents about my kids—our relationship has never been healthier
Last Thanksgiving, my mother reached for Milo’s plate to cut his food into smaller pieces—for the third time that evening. He’s two. He was doing