Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am an RN-Attorney with significant experience in both professions. Sometimes money and the need to care for aging parents can ...

Source: Carl Pickhardt Ph.D. After single parenthood, widowhood, or divorce, when a parent marries, a step-relationship is created between one’s children and the new partner. The step-family task is ...

Marrying when one or one’s partner has children in adolescence is not for the faint of heart. Because the new household dynamics can be very challenging to manage, it’s important to have realistic ...

When it comes to navigating her relationship with stepson Jack, 12, who her husband Chris Pratt shares with ex Anna Faris, the 35-year-old revealed that she has a secret weapon that helps become the ...

It’s common knowledge that some adult children are in long standing conflict with a difficult aging parent. Years can go by. Estrangement is the result. There is no communication at all. Then, as the ...