Think you know who really runs your house? The answer might not be who you expect. Communication patterns tell a far more ...

Every family develops its own unique emotional ecosystem, and within that system, children naturally take on different roles to help the family function and to secure their own place within it. While ...

Imagine navigating through a forest, where each tree represents a family, and its roots represent its members that span back many generations. The roots, entwined and deep, hold the shared experiences ...

Family tensions can test even the most patient individuals, particularly when one becomes the designated mediator. Research suggests that nearly 65 percent of adults experience significant family ...

“My brother voted for Trump,” said one patient of ours. “I dread hearing him tell me why he thinks the election was rigged. He always takes over the conversation, which makes it hard for me to share ...

Grandma’s china isn’t the only thing that families pass down from generation to generation. Along with heirlooms and tchotchkes, families create and pass down emotional legacies. Grandparents and ...

This study examined the relation between family communication patterns (FCP) and mothers' marketplace motivations, attitudes, and behaviors (MAB). Adolescents' prediction accuracy of mothers' ...

This is blamed for most discord among couples, but nobody puts too fine a point on what exactly it means. In this post, you can search for your own special brand of dysfunctional communication pattern ...

Family conflicts possess the unique power to wound more deeply than disagreements with strangers, precisely because they occur between people who matter most to us and whose opinions carry the ...

It can be wonderful to share a business with your family, the very folks you know best, enjoy, care for and respect. Yet many families run into trouble when they try to work together. Their individual ...

Family patterns, both positive and negative, are passed down through generations. Awareness is key to breaking harmful cycles and fostering emotional freedom for children. By identifying triggers, ...