Family psychotherapist Vita Kalniņa: why even good parents can lose closeness with adult children
A TVNET+ archive piece revisits a conversation with family psychotherapist Vita Kalniņa about why even well-meaning parents can end up losing closeness with their adult children. The article was first published in April 2026.
TVNET+ has republished from its archive an article featuring psychologist Vita Kalniņa, a family psychotherapy specialist, discussing questions around parent-child relationships. The conversation centers on why parents who could be considered caring and well-intentioned sometimes still end up losing a close bond with their now-adult children.
About Vita Kalniņa
Kalniņa was among the first in Latvia to speak publicly about relationships with very young children, at a time when the topic was neither fashionable nor widely discussed. She works as a psychologist and family psychotherapy specialist, and she founded the Family Psychology Center "Līna". Beyond her clinical practice, she is also an author of books and the creator of a podcast, extending her perspective on family relationships to a wider audience through multiple formats.
About the publication
The article was first published in April 2026 and is now available through the TVNET+ archive. It forms part of a broader series of conversations in which Kalniņa shares professional insights on parent-child relationships across different life stages — from early childhood through to the point when children have grown up and started living independently.
The headline highlights that even parents who have tried to do everything right are not immune to growing distant from their adult children. This reflects continued public interest in family psychology topics and in the ongoing role parents play in their children's lives even after those children reach adulthood.
