"Me and my mom were never close," Melissa, 53, tells PEOPLE. "And the whole time I was there, it was a bad childhood." Texas Toddler Was Kidnapped 51 Years Ago by Babysitter. She Just Reunited ...

“It is important to understand how people’s childhood experiences, both good and bad, impact their ability to become healthy, ...

My biggest mistake was simply telling the people in my life about it. People don't want to spend their own money — they want to spend YOURS because it isn't real to them. So, when you say no ...

Sometimes I hear this question in the context of it being the very thing people asked themselves ... The answer to whether or not you had a bad childhood is subjective and yours alone The answer ...

Have you ever said, "It wasn't that bad" about childhood trauma, abandonment, or neglect — your own or someone else's? That simple phrase could be telling you something important about your past.

that’s steeped in childhood trauma that he still wrestles with on a daily basis. “I think a lot of people feel the same way, where no matter how good it gets, those bad feelings come in ...

Black Americans are much more likely than white Americans to experience childhood poverty, but the white children who do grow up poor are just ... from poverty. Some people might argue that ...

And many people who grew up poor are deeply motivated to rise above ... a means to seek out the validation you were denied in your upbringing. That means you likely lack healthy boundaries around ...