Every so often, I’ll get a text or DM from a friend (or sometimes, someone I haven’t spoken to in years) with a message asking for my thoughts on being an only child. Often, these messages will say ...

If you think the baby of the family will outgrow their behavior, you might want to think again. It's a long-held belief that the youngest child of the family seems to be the most spoiled of all the ...

The patterns we carry into adulthood often have their roots in the roles we played in our childhood families. These roles developed as intelligent survival strategies — ways to navigate our family’s ...

No matter how old or young you are, if these things still feel normal for you, chances are your childhood was a golden one. When we're young, we generally don't think about how the little things that ...

Gery Karantzas is the founder of Relationship Science Online. He receives funding from the Australian Research Council. You’re an independent, capable adult all year round. But when you gather with ...