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What Makes a Family?

A family can take many forms and it can be organized in different ways. Today, some 40 percent of children are not being raised in a nuclear family. Plus, we all know that friends can make a family. But no matter how you slice it, family dynamics help make us who we are.
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Your Family of Origin

By Ilene Strauss Cohen Ph.D.

How to be yourself.
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The Many Faces of Family

By Bella DePaulo Ph.D.

A commonsense manifesto for valuing all families, relationships, and life paths.
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In the Time of COVID

By Jennifer E. Lansford, Ph.D.

Food, music, giving, and reaching out to loved ones.
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Why Estrangement Is Painful

By Karl Pillemer Ph.D.

Four threats of estrangement to mental health.