Family dysfunction doesn’t always look like loud fights or extreme estrangement. Sometimes, it’s the unspoken rules, the passive-aggressive comments, or the constant emotional exhaustion that quietly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It wouldn't be a proper family holiday if there wasn't crying involved. But whether you shed tears of mirth or despair changes ...

Fort Smith Little Theater's production of playwright Katherine DiSavino's "Things My Mother Taught Me" might have familiar themes -- the difficulty of starting life as a newlywed couple, warring ...

In dysfunctional families, parents may prioritize their own emotional needs over their children's. Children in high-conflict families feel scared, ashamed, and lonely, which may lead to mental health ...

Children who are raised in a dysfunctional family often do anything they can to survive day-to-day. Some kids align themselves with their parents as a self-protective measure, while others are put in ...

A couple of months ago, I gave a presentation on how to support clients from traumatic families at a conference. Inevitably, a hand shot up from the back of the room: “But aren’t all families ...

'Normal' is a challenge because one person's normal can be another person's unacceptable. Nature loves variety and families come in so many different arrangements. All have unique aspects of ...

It wouldn't be a proper family holiday if there wasn't crying involved. But whether you shed tears of mirth or despair changes minute to minute in the Dahl household. That's the horrible, magical ...