Family Life

Read about the challenges that come with aging, and how to deal with these changes.

It's common to think about relocating your living situation as you age. Learn about the dilemma, the plan, and the outcome of relocating.

These tips can help you and your parent make a smooth transition from nursing home care to home care.

Find tips that can help daughters get along with their aging mothers.

Learn what's good about aging, and how to keep active with age.

Learn what daughters like, dislike, and admire about their mothers.

Find out which expectations are reasonable for a daughter to have of her mom, and which are unreasonable.

Take this quiz to find out whether your immediate reactions to your mother are exaggerated by an excessive need to demonstrate compliance or defiance.

Take a look at the ways in which your mother's recollections of the past differ from your daughter's.

Learn the ways in which sibling rivalry relates to a need for mom's attention.

Find out what "type" of daughter you have, and learn where she fits into your family structure.

Learn some simple generalizations about birth order, and what they may mean in your family.

Learn about the different combinations of family alliances and how they can affect your daughter.

Read why moms tend to manage, organize, and take general responsibility for their domain and their family.

Learn the differences between functional and dysfunctional families.

Learn what you can do as a mother to help your daughters become independent, gracious women -- without your always coming to their aid.

Learn how a child's temperament can affect the mother-daughter relationship.

Learn about the three basic theories behind the mother-daughter dilemma.