Målfrid Skard was born in Oslo as a daughter of professor Sigmund Skard (1903-1995) and one of the most known child psychologists in Norway Åse Gruda Skard (1905-1985) [REF].
From 1962 to 1981 she was married to psychologist Kjell Magne Flekkøy (born 1939) and had three children: Eirik, Kjetil and Ingunn.