Here are 10 risk factors for sibling estrangement: 1. Family trauma. Children raised in chaotic, abusive, or neglectful families, run the greatest risk of estrangement, as many are living...

Understanding the underlying reasons why adult siblings stop speaking can be a crucial first step in healing and rebuilding these important bonds. Whether it’s past grievances, differences in lifestyles, or family dynamics, the causes can be varied and complex.

That said, family dynamics do play an important role as the possible causes of strained, non-existent, or deliberately severed ties among adult siblings; following are some of the most common. 1....

Here are six reasons adult sibling don't get along, and four ways to handle it. 1. Estates/wills. Buried wounds frequently resurface along with emotions that arise from grief and loss, and this increases the possibility of a power struggle, says certified life coach Krystal Conner, based in Atlanta.

Many factors can sour a sibling relationship: a lack of shared interests, power struggles, personality disorders, just plain bad chemistry. No matter how serious or...