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A new study from UAB provides clarity on how the pandemic mattered for the mental health of parents with school-age children. Mieke Beth Thomeer, Ph.D. Photography: Lexi CoonFamily dynamics are critical to mental well-be...

In a TikTok video, a woman named Mariah explained that having an absent father is better than having an inconsistent one because the stress of a parent who doesn't put in the work even though they are around is much more traumatizing than not seeing them.

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The bond of family has long been thought to be the most basic and the most binding, but recent studies show that this traditional social unit is unraveling.

More than one-quarter of young adults are estranged from one or both parents, or have been, a finding that suggests a societal shift away from the traditional bonds of family. Several recent studies, articles and hot-selling books have hinted that young America is rejecting the biblical adage, “Honor thy father and mother,” along with the…

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

A study published in the Journal of Marriage and Family sheds new light on the sociodemographic factors that make someone more likely to be estranged from a parent. Compared to heterosexual respondents, gay, lesbian, and bisexual respondents were more likely to be estranged from fathers. White respondents were more likely than participants of other races to be estranged from their mothers but less likely to be estranged from their fathers. ...

TUESDAY, Dec. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Many young U.S. adults are estranged from their parents, at least temporarily -- with the father/child bond being especially fragile.

Adult children are over four times more likely to be estranged from their fathers than their mothers, a new long-term national study found.