Adult children vs. parents, siblings vs. siblings — calling quits on one’s kin seems increasingly common.

As more adults cut off their parents, a researcher calls for closer scrutiny of causes and effects, and suggests paths to reconciliation.

✍️ Katherine Ellison
https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/mind/2026/causes-of-family-estrangement

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The troubling rise of family estrangement

As more adults cut off their parents, a researcher calls for closer scrutiny of causes and effects, and suggests paths to reconciliation

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