Articles on Family Estrangement and Reconciliation
Guidance for parents and adult children navigating family estrangement, with gentle, research-informed steps toward understanding each other and finding a way back.
Why Do Adult Children Cut Off Their Parents? Common Reasons Behind Estrangement
Cutting off a parent can look sudden from the outside. For most adult children, it isn’t. Here are the most common reasons behind estrangement, from both the parent’s and the adult child’s point of view.
How to Reconnect With an Estranged Parent or Adult Child
Whether you’re an adult child wondering about reconnecting with a parent, or a parent whose adult child won’t talk to you, here are gentle first steps toward reconciliation.