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What to Do When Your Adult Kids Ignore You

Psychologist Joshua Coleman and other experts provide questions to ask yourself and tips to help mend your relationship with adult children.
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Dealing With Adult Child Estrangement, a 'Modern-Day Epidemic'

A recent study of parents estranged from adult children found that about a quarter of respondents were estranged from their fathers. ....

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A Family Therapist Looks to Historians for Insight on the Changing Forms of Family Estrangement

<p>Stephanie Coonts and Steven Mintz say that the shift in family bonds from obligation and resources to personal growth and happiness have exacerbated tensions and increased the level of estrangement in multigenerational families.&nbsp;</p>
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How American Individualism Fuels Family Estrangement


A Shift in American Family Values Is Fueling Estrangement
Joshua Coleman
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Sometimes my work feels more like ministry than therapy. As a psychologist specializing in family estrangement, my days are spent sitting with parents who are struggling with profound feelings of grief and uncertainty. “If I get sick during the pandemic, will my son break his four years of silence and contact me? Or will I just die alone?” “How am I supposed to live with this kind of pain if I never see my daughter again?” “My grandchildren and I were so close and this estrangement has nothing to do with them. Do they think I abandoned them?”   ....

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