Hearing your siblings describe their childhood can sometimes be a little jarring. You may even get the sense that you didn’t grow up on the same planet, much less in the same house. “Despite having ...

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 ...

The power dynamic in families can be highly problematic as a parent ages. Often, one adult child has authority over decisions about the aging parent. Things can go wrong when that power is misused.

When we think about the relationships that shape us, we often default to discussing our parents. Decades of psychological research have explored the influence of parenting styles, attachment dynamics, ...

There are a number of stereotypes and stigmas about only children, from entitlement to greed, that are not only untrue but incredibly misleading. Yes, many people who grew up without siblings had ...