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Why do children break off contact with their parents?

Breaking off contact: Our topic for March
Editorial blog
2 min

Breaking off contact: Our topic for March

A painful step: Why do adult children turn away from their parents? What helps when relationships have reached an impasse?

Radio silence: An elderly woman holds a letter in her hand
Family life
4 min

Breaking off contact: «I was a mother hen»

For a year now, there has been radio silence between Rita, 60, and her daughter, 32. A story about guilt, loss and hope.

Breaking off contact with her parents: A woman tells her story
Family life
16 min

Breaking off contact: Keeping your distance from those closest to you

Breaking off contact with parents: Where do disappointment and hurt feelings, rupture and alienation come from? What helps? And how can we do better?

Health
2 min

«One day my son will come back»

The 16-year-old son has broken off contact with his mother and now lives with his father. The mother is desperate.

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