If you're a parent, you've likely heard or read some iteration of the proverb, "it takes a village to raise a child." This village concept sounds great! But if you're a modern parent ...

The late One Direction singer was born to his parents, Karen and Geoff Payne, in 1993 WENN Rights Ltd / Alamy Stock Photo; amir Hussein/Getty Liam Payne was raised by his mom, Karen, and dad ...

Adult kids who choose to cut off communication and distance themselves from their parents often do so as a last resort because they believe the way their parents show up in their lives causes more ...

The Hayeses started documenting their adventures as parents, Instagram photo by Instagram photo, on a blog about vegan pregnancy that has become a blog about vegan childhood. The family even has ...

Kamala Harris’ parents, Shyamala Gopalan and Donald J. Harris, met as students at UC Berkeley Alex Gurley is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022.

As people grow up and figure out who they are on their own terms, they sometimes distance themselves from their parents. While mistreatment often leads to parental estrangement, the reasons behind ...

Parent-child relationships can be complex, especially as they mature into adult kids. While many parents maintain close and ...

Corrine Ptacek, of Roselle, IL, lives about 40 minutes from her parents. Her father has Alzheimer’s disease and gets care through the VA. But dealing with her difficult mother makes things worse ...

Promoted cards do not include input from individual authors. For single parents, these responsibilities compound. If you're a single parent, you're certainly not alone: There were an estimated 9.8 ...

When students run out of funding to pay for college tuition and fees, they often turn to parents for help. And Parent, in turn, typically look at Parent PLUS Loans, a type of federal student loan.

Researchers have been looking at how children from single-parent and two-parent families fare in life. So what did they find? Family life is more richly varied than ever before. A growing ...

Aging certainly is part of the circle of life. If we are all fortunate, someday we can repay the favor of our parents caring for us, by caring for them. It is a time in one’s life that does not ...