Family estrangement is on the rise. A psychologist offers ways to cope

Family estrangement is on the rise. A psychologist offers ways to cope NPR's Adrian Ma speaks with Psychologist Joshua Coleman about the reasons why estrangement has become more common in recent years and what can be done to address that. In fact, YouGov conducted a national survey last year in which 1 in 4 people said they're estranged from a family member, be it a parent, child, sibling or grandparent. COLEMAN: Well, I think the biggest barrier on the parents' side is just not realizing how much the culture that they grew up with has changed, the idea that the adult child owes the parent something, that they're going to motivate their adult child through guilt or through feelings of obligation. So, you know, for somebody who wants to support a friend or a loved one who's estranged from their parent or maybe another family member, what's the best way they can do that?