Most of the time your child just needs to unload Please don’t misunderstand what I’m saying. At that moment – during that disquieting earlier call – what your child was going through was fully real to ...

Have I done enough to prepare my teen for college is something most parents wonder. (@klovestorun via Twenty20) Here are 100 of the most common life skills teens and college students need but don’t ...

The summer before my daughter’s senior year of high school, she didn’t have a solid idea of what she was looking for or where to look. Since I have college admissions experience, I confidently created ...

When my oldest of three went through this stage, I couldn’t understand why everything left him exhausted. I didn’t understand how he could sleep so late, nap all the time, and seem unmotivated and ...

What scared me after I divorced When we divorced, I knew our new lifestyle would be different. But, one of the things that scared me the most was wondering how I would manage it all on my own. When ...

What students say about their parents As parents, it turns out you can help a lot. I sat down with some of my students and also gave my classes an opportunity to give me ideas to tell parents as well.

I am grieving losses of so many things but I realize that so much of what I am sad about is the loss of having a parent who is still able to parent me. I guess deep down, the little child in me still ...

I’d always planned to make them a survival guide before college like my dad did for me, but it became apparent that they’d need it much sooner. Their life skills needed some finessing. My nephew had ...

“Boys may have difficulty describing their feelings because they haven’t had enough practice. However, putting feelings into words is very therapeutic,” says Dr. Damour, also co-host of the podcast ...

Even a student with tuition and room and board covered by some combination of parents, financial aid, and loans will sometimes need funds. For students with cars on campus, gas becomes a major expense ...

Is there a chance I am reading too much into these mundane communications? Perhaps. But I am giving my kids the benefit of the doubt by assuming they want to say a million things to me but don’t know ...

I stayed home with my kids because I wanted to be with them. I had a job that allowed me very little time with them on weekdays and I felt our time was short. I left before they woke up in the morning ...