In our romantic relationships, we often find ourselves repeating or attempting to repair the interactional patterns established in our family of origin. According to Bowen's family systems theory, ...

Every family develops its own unique emotional ecosystem, and within that system, children naturally take on different roles to help the family function and to secure their own place within it. While ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I help family offices solve next gen strategy & technology problems. Often the dynamics between various family members are not ...

The blueprint of who we are begins with the genes passed down from our parents. While these inherited traits give us our eye color and height, they can also contain instructions that increase our risk ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. - Many of us will be with extended family for holiday celebrations, but those gatherings aren't always all "hearts and flowers." Do you dread being compared with your more ...

Editor’s Note: Psychologist John Duffy, author of “Parenting the New Teen in the Age of Anxiety,” practices in Chicago. He specializes in work with teens, parents, couples and families. During the ...

Growing up feeling like you could never do anything right, watching siblings receive praise for the same actions that earned you criticism, or constantly being blamed for family problems creates ...