Nothing had made me prouder than when my daughter announced this fall that she intended to apply Early Decision to the college of her dreams. On a good day, it takes her an hour to decide whether to ...

About a month ago, I texted my 17-year-old daughter while she was out, asking her to stop by the grocery store and pick up toilet paper. Once she handed me the goods, you would have thought I asked ...

What should you do if your student’s first semester did not go as planned? First, don’t panic. Many students struggle and then use those struggles to flourish. But it is time to have some serious ...

The day my son and his girlfriend told me they were expecting was not my proudest moment. At 23, they had the right to their ...

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How can we normalize “failing” for our teens? Is there a way for these “failing” teens to feel something other than complete defeat, shame, or humiliation for doing something that every successful ...

My teens are driving me crazy and I don’t even feel like I need to start that sentence with an, “I love my teens but,…” they are just driving me nuts, period. My teens have habits that drive me crazy.

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Gifts have been opened, wrapping paper discarded and order restored (well, not really) but maybe soon. Now is the time to pick up great deals on the items you wanted but didn’t get. We are a ...

Holidays are a beautiful magical time of celebration and family. Except when they are not. Holidays can seem a bit less magical when your teen or young adult child stops listening for reindeer on the ...

A few years ago, right around the holidays, Saturday Night Live debuted a sketch that went viral and made my blood boil. In the bit, a family wakes on Christmas morning and begins to sing about their ...