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What do young people at the threshold of adulthood really need and want? Why do so many responsible and motivated teenagers become young adults who...

When we marry, we believe the bond is between only two individuals. Few of us realize the power that in-laws exert over our lives. What Do You Want...

This “substantial contribution to the literature on sibling relationships” (Library Journal) explores the intricacy, friction, and love in bonds be...

In this groundbreaking and insightful study Terri Apter traces womens midlife course, drawing on detailed interviews with women in their forties an...

Raising confident, motivated, and caring children is a parent's greatest challenge. Drawing on her own extensive research on children and parents, ...

Mothers and teenage daughters argue more than any other child-parent pair—on average every two-and-a-half days. These quarrels, Terri Apter shows, ...

Once children hit adolescence, it seems as if overnight “I love you” becomes “leave me alone,” and any question from a parent can be dismissed with...

Mother love is often seen as sacred, but for many children the relationship is a painful struggle. Using the newest research on human attachment an...