Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Let's be real: every family has its quirks. However, what some families embrace as "normal" might actually be signs of dysfunction ...

Families often look picture-perfect on the outside, yet beneath that polished facade, things can get chaotic. It’s easy to miss the subtle signs of dysfunction, especially when everyone seems to have ...

This article first appeared in the Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader on Aug. 5, 2021. Families in America appear to be disintegrating, and with them, our collective mental health. In a column headlined ...

Dysfunctional family roles often emerge organically within the family system as a response to underlying dysfunction within the family unit. In dysfunctional families, communication may be strained, ...

Perhaps you are reading this because you worry your family is dysfunctional. Or maybe you know it is, and you are looking for further information about how and why, or something to confirm what you ...

Creating a picture-perfect holiday is hard enough under the best of circumstances. We all know the holiday season is an intense rollercoaster of extreme highs and lows, from the chaos of in-store ...

How do we avoid placing children in foster care? An organization called Safe Families provides one solution, but progressive activists are trying to run it out of the state. They would prefer to just ...

Family conflict is at the heart of the majority of TV shows. It's a subject that is endlessly compelling, incredibly dynamic, and often relatable. We all have a family of some sort, and it's not ...

As the great comedian Charlie Chaplin once said: "Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in a long shot." Films about dysfunctional family relationships are those special kinds of ...