
Emotionally immature parents and grandparents: what to do if you have them (or are one)
From All In The Mind
Published 6/13/2026
Should you consider estrangement from an emotionally immature parent? How do you process the grief of realising your more stable parent … might have been a passive enabler? And what should you do if you realise you are an emotionally immature parent?This week, clinical psychologist and author…