Latest news and stories about family dynamics in Portugal for expats and residents.
After adolescence, is there less understanding of one's parents? Children are adults in every way, yet a certain childishness persists in their relationship with their parents. Eduardo Sá asserts: 'Those who educate also need affection'.
“One day she turned up at our house with that woman with long, curly hair — she looked more like a lioness with her wild mane, wearing jeans and a denim jacket and a very low-cut top, several earrings in each ear, a tattoo on each wrist.” Every Saturday, Máxima publishes a short story about love in the 21st century, based on a real-life case.
They live their children's childhoods on constant alert. They hover over everything: school, friendships, frustrations. They fear the world will fail their children, and they're always there to catch them — all to avoid pain.
On the night when unity is expected, a single awkward remark can make the Christmas Eve meal fall apart. How can you handle family tensions that seem to resurface every year?
