Beckham family estrangement is neither rare nor unique, say therapists

In a scathing Instagram post, Brooklyn Beckham said he ‘did not want to reconcile’ with his family. Photograph: Dave Benett/Getty Images

Family therapists say they typically come across three reasons why parents and children become estranged: abuse, new partners, and irreconcilable differences over morals, values and beliefs.

At least two of these were evident in the Beckhams’ highly publicised family feud, which culminated in Brooklyn Beckham’s scathing Instagram post this week announcing his estrangement.