Growing up under controlling parents leaves lasting effects that extend far into adulthood. Developmental psychology research shows that children raised in controlling homes often struggle with ...

Those who grew up with overbearing and controlling parents often turn out to have vastly different personalities than those whose parents were more easygoing and nurturing. When they're constantly ...

Behind every adult in therapy lies a childhood filled with phrases their parents called love—words that sounded caring but ...

Growing up in a controlling household can have a profound and lasting impact on how a person interacts with others. These toxic environments are filled with rigid rules and unrealistic expectations ...

Gen X has always been the middle child of modern generations—under-parented, over-adaptable, and quietly skeptical. They came of age in a world shifting beneath their feet: latchkey afternoons, rising ...

Many of us grow up with emotionally immature parents and may not know it. This is a key pattern seen in intergenerational trauma that is conditioned and maintained from one generation to the next. For ...

If you've ever wondered why you still feel like you need permission to live your life at 30, or why your stomach drops when your phone rings and it's Mom or Dad, you might be dealing with parents who ...

With Dr. Sage’s expertise, we discover what the biggest obstacles are to healthy parent/adult-child relationships, how a parent can start to repair a relationship that’s gone sour and what compromises ...