# Why So Many Adult Children Cut Off Their Parents (And How to Prevent It) with Catherine Hickem

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Podcast: [Coparenting Beyond Conflict: High-Conflict Divorce and Custody Strategies](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coparenting-beyond-conflict-high-conflict-divorce-and-custody-strategies-7063849)
Published: 2026-07-30T09:00:00+00:00
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Nearly one in four adult children are estranged from at least one parent—a trend that’s becoming increasingly common, yet rarely discussed. In this episode of Coparenting Beyond Conflict, Sol sits down with parenting expert Catherine Hickem, founder of Parenting Adult Children Today and author of It’s Never Too Late to Be a Great Parent. Together they explore why parent-child relationships break down in adulthood, how divorce impacts family relationships across generations, and what parents c...

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