The Beckham feud might not necessarily be permanent and there are things that both sides could do to reconcile, one of Ireland’s leading psychiatrists has said. 

Earlier this week, Brooklyn Beckham made global headlines with a series of posts on social media in which he confirmed a rift with his parents. 

He accused them of trying “endlessly to ruin" his relationship with his wife, Nicola Peltz, and insisted he had no interest in a reconciliation. 

On Newstalk Daily, psychiatrist Professor Brendan Kelly of Trinity College said young people fall out with their parents “all the time”. 

 “One of the main tasks of becoming an adult is separating but remaining connected,” he explained. 

“In other words, becoming your own person - but without cutting emotional ties with your family. 

“So, across every culture and across the centuries, families always struggle.

“When authority has to soften, autonomy grows and conflict is almost inevitable in most families at this point.” 

The Beckham family in 2012. Picture by: Joel Ryan/Invision/AP.

However common it might be, Professor Kelly said the Beckhams differ from most people in one key way - public profile. 

Most people when they fall out with someone in their family do not broadcast it to the world. 

“Mistakes and disagreements and identity shifts generally work their way through quietly in most families,” he said. 

“But then for all famous families, they get frozen into public narratives.

“These big stories make reconciliation much more difficult in the end.” 

In this type of dramatic situation, Professor Kelly said there is one important first step.

“Forgiveness is incredibly important, starting with self-forgiveness and then forgiving other people,” he said. 

“We have all said and done things in relationships that weren't tremendously wise and the most difficult step is owning up to that ourselves. 

“And secondly saying, ‘Look, I did something I shouldn't have done, maybe I said some very harsh words.’” 

Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz. Picture by: Laurent Zabulon/ABACAPRESS.COM.

Professor Kelly caveated that forgiveness is “not the be all and end all” and not everyone deserves to be forgiven. 

“We should not forgive other people for everything; we need to take responsibility for our own actions and they for theirs,” he said. 

“But forgiving ourselves is often the most difficult task in relationships.” 

Will there be a reconciliation? Despite Brooklyn’s insistence he wants nothing more to do with his parents, Professor Kelly said it might still happen. 

“The people in our family will always be biologically in our family,” he said. 

“But we do need to recognise that sometimes even certain family relationships haven't worked out. 

“And it can be the mentally and emotionally healthy thing to step away for both parties.

“This can happen for sure and it's difficult; there will always be some conflict as this happens, but it can be the right thing to do on certain occasions in certain family situations.” 

Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz Beckham. Picture by: Priscilla Grant/Everett Collection/Alamy Live News.

He noted that what might seem like a permanent separation can change over time - especially when grandchildren arrive. 

“That's natural and that's good,” he said. 

“We need to have a bit of flexibility rather than making concrete forever decisions in our families.”

Main image: Brooklyn, David Beckham and Victoria Beckham. Picture by: Alamy.com.