A mother watches her son try on his first suit for prom, reflecting on childhood, regret, and the fleeting moments that ...

Do you ever wonder if you’ve taught your teens enough life skills to go out into the real world and succeed? School fills them with facts and numbers, history, math, writing skills, and the sciences.

A late-night “hey” from a college son reveals the quiet shift in parenting teens - less fixing, more listening.

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A mom of a likable, down-to-earth kid calls the school counseling office worried. “My daughter’s friends seem to be ditching her,” the mom tells me. “She sees photos on Snapchat and Instagram of their ...

Dorm Shopping Here are the best hacks for packing for college, create a college first aid kit, decorate a freshman room and the dorm room shopping mistakes you don't want to make.

Every year it comes to this. Every year for twenty-five springs, at some point during the first full week of May, I have found myself in Target or a grocery store or at CVS standing in front of the ...

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Weeks before Christmas, my family starts bingeing Hallmark movies and any other holiday movie we can find. Last year, we added Your Christmas or Mine and a Boy Called Christmas to our must-watch list ...

I gave this note (and a slightly personally modified one) to each of my four children as they left for their first day of college. I share this happily with anyone who may want to include a point or ...

In a few months, a new group of freshly minted college graduates will enter the workforce. When these students graduate, they will have spent the last three semesters of their college careers ...