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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you're part of a dysfunctional family, you may not even realize how it shapes and limits you emotionally. The dynamics, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Navigating family dynamics can be a wild ride, especially when dysfunction is part of the scenery. Every family has its quirks and ...

For most adult children of dysfunctional families (ACDFS, for short) who choose to have kids, a defining goal of their lives is to give their kids the healthy, functional, normal upbringing they never ...

These popular TV shows, from sitcoms to dramas, all tell interesting and memorable stories about family members who have ...

New research underscores how strong family connections in adolescence can shape social bonds decades later, while experts outline ways to break cycles of dysfunction. Studies show teenagers who feel ...

Dear Eric: My family moved out of state to cut ties with my husband’s verbally and emotionally abusive mother. One brother did the same. The last brother engaged in a horrific divorce, succumbed to ...

The source of dysfunction in any particular family may vary, but the common thread is that the children who belong to these families suffer. Deprived of parents who nourish their emotional needs, ...

Dear Amy: My boyfriend of 10 years (with a few breaks) does not have a close relationship with his parents and really no relationship at all with his two siblings. Little things have happened through ...