Your relationship with your parents can be complex, especially as adults. With resentment from childhood, unresolved trauma, and a tendency to pick up on toxic traits and habits, it can be not easy to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Parents, especially mothers and single parents, experience significant stress from the mental load of childcare and housework. The decline in extended family and community support contributes to ...

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.