Emerging adulthood (ages 18 to 25 years) is an exciting but also confusing and stressful period in the life of a young person. It is characterized by self-focus, optimism, identity exploration, ...

Emerging adult children and their parents can experience growing pains as they navigate a changing relationship. AJ_Watt/E+ via Getty Images As a professor of child development and family science, ...

For many emerging adults, graduating high school and/or starting college is the first time in life in which seemingly all aspects of life can change. Moving out of the home, finding new friends, ...

We come into the world screaming and vulnerable—entirely dependent on adult caregivers to keep us safe and teach us how to connect with others. The nature of these earliest relationships influences ...