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"Close relationships have a big effect on both psychological and physical well-being, " says Karen Fingerman, Ph.
CNN: When adult children fail, parents suffer too
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"We thought that a successful kid might cancel out the problem kid, but that wasn't the case, " Fingerman says.
CNN: When adult children fail, parents suffer too
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Fingerman and her colleagues surveyed more than 600 parents between the ages of 40 and 60 who live in the Philadelphia area and collectively have about 1, 250 children over the age of 18.
CNN: When adult children fail, parents suffer too
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"Grown kids aren't just any relationship, " Fingerman adds.
CNN: When adult children fail, parents suffer too