Acknowledging how their behavior affected you can radically change your life, relationships, and wellbeing. Your relationship with your parents can be complex, especially as adults. With resentment ...

If anything like that sounds familiar, read on. Psychologists explain what it means to be a “controlling” parent, nine habits ...

Your parents were overbearing and now, as an adult, you're suffering greatly. Growing up in a controlling household can have a profound and lasting impact on how a person interacts with others. These ...

Researchers who study parenting and child development distinguish between behavioral control and psychological control. Behavioral control involves parents’ attempts to set clear rules and monitor ...

Being a parent can be the greatest thing ever — and one of the hardest. One of the harder tasks of parenting, at least for me, is figuring out the line between exerting parental control and letting ...

You can't control your parent's behaviour, but you can control your own reactions and responses. While their intentions may come from a place of love and concern, it can feel like you're constantly ...

There are three types of parenting styles; authoritative, authoritarian and neglectful. Authoritative parents maintain a healthy power dynamic with the child; they nurture, protect and correct.

We are bringing up kids in a world where social media is no longer just a place to scroll for fun. It has become a space where identities are shaped. Our children, especially Gen Z, grow up comparing ...