Joining a fraternity or sorority can be a rewarding experience for college students, helping them to develop lifelong friendships, leadership skills, career connections, and a pathway to maturation ...

I used to push my teen son to do lots of activities, but he was always exhausted. Then I stopped nagging him and this is what happened.

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The relationship between my husband and kids is tumultuous. He has very high expectations and is critical of everything they do, overly so.

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 ...

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We can sometimes increase the stress our college students feel. Professor offers five suggestions for how parents can help teens, instead.

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Here are the 100 essential life skills every teen needs to learn at home. Each is a short lesson that parents can focus on over 15 minutes.

As I count the final days to college drop off, I’m trying to stay positive and upbeat. But I’m sad, but NOT because I won’t get to see him.

I knew I was lost the moment I peered into the hospital nursery and the thought that instantly bubbled up was that our grand-baby was unquestionably the cutest baby there. Ridiculous, since at this ...