I had empathy for this man (who was obviously the dad of a college freshman) as he stood across the aisle from me, because in his quest to find the right tool to adjust to a new chapter in life, I saw ...

During my son’s years as an elementary school student and most of the middle school, I liked his friends a lot. He surrounded himself with sweet, curious, thoughtful kids who made good choices. Of ...

My husband and I have been empty nesters for almost a year now. While it certainly took us a while to get used to the deafening silence, and the aches in our hearts, we adjusted rather quickly to the ...

One thing I’ve realized as a mother to teens is that, back in our younger days, talking about some of the problems or hard times you experienced while you were a mother to younger kids, was a bonding ...

Little kids are notorious for unknowingly saying funny things, but sometimes, our big kids can be pretty hilarious too. We recently shared a tweet by @Parkerlawyer that said, “My daughter in college ...

With two sons out of the house and a daughter in high school, my husband and I find ourselves in an “almost empty nest.” The transition has been gradual – which is helpful emotionally but can be ...

Graduation is more than just a ceremony; it’s the culmination of hard work, dreams, and the threshold of a new beginning for our young adults. We want to offer hope and encouragement and let our ...

We live in a world where it’s never been easier to comment. On news, on appearances, and on human behavior. I can remember being a teenager and watching my father occasionally write letters to the ...

7. Right?? Sometimes I miss when they were like puppies, following me everywhere I went. Drove me crazy back then, but at least they wanted to hang out with me. 8. Ain’t that the truth!! 9. If your ...

As my oldest child ends her sophomore year of college, I can finally come up for air and assess the damages (as well as the wins) of my pre-college/college parenting thus far. Though my husband and I ...

Over the course of a decade as a career leader in higher education, I had the opportunity to answer questions from thousands of parents about their college students’ professional prospects. What does ...

A popular meme gushes that mothers sleep better when all the teens are back home under one roof. I bet that meme was created the day those children arrived, or even days before. Because the reality of ...