While many studies, including one from Personal Relationships, argue that respect is the key to building any romantic relationship, it also serves as the foundation of other familial, platonic, and ...

My father called me when I was 32 to apologize for something he’d done when I was 15. I barely remembered the incident. He remembered everything—what he’d said, what he’d been trying to accomplish, ...

Parents often see obedience as a measure of respect, but healthy development requires more than compliance. Children who can respectfully say “no” learn to think critically, set boundaries, and build ...

While they are obviously nuanced and different in every family dynamic, the key to nurturing healthy parent-child relationships later in life revolves around secure attachments, emotional support, and ...

Parents are meant to protect and guide their children, creating a deep bond for life. That doesn't stop when the kids become ...

Why is respect so important? Respect is the basis of all healthy human relationships. Parents (like teachers) deserve—and need—a special kind of respect because of their position of authority and ...