So, then, perhaps buying him that coat is at odds with you having a close relationship with him,” said my therapist. Ouch.

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They say a picture’s worth a thousand words. But this one? It holds a lifetime. It was taken on the day my son got married. He’s in a black tux. I’m in a dress I spent weeks choosing. We’re standing ...

Hearing those words from my son, a high school senior, was very jarring. He told me about a conversation with a friend’s moms. His friend’s younger brother was struggling with many of the same things ...

Life is decidedly unfair. Five years ago, your child (and you!) faced the social and educational upheavals of the pandemic. Now those college-bound students confront a higher education landscape ...

At the age of 55, I spend my days changing diapers, reading stories, and rocking the sweetest chubby baby to sleep. I am a stay-at-home grandmother, and I am one of a quiet number of middle-aged women ...

As parents of teens and young adults, we’ve witnessed countless trends come and go. But the latest phenomenon sweeping through college campuses and high schools is something we never expected: ...

You might think that since I’m a dean of admissions at a university, that my kids’ experience of applying to college would have been friction free. No. Teenage development includes a predictable ...