My son is inches away from me, but the space between us feels sweeping. Nothing has prepared me for this cool emptiness. My ...

I remember the afternoon I taught my daughter to ride her bicycle without training wheels, running alongside her with my fingers curled around the back of the seat to ensure she didn’t fall. I can ...

Here I sit in the family room, where at one time giggles and fun buzzed through the air. Toys would litter the floor and my main concern would be not to step on a Lego. Cares were simple and hurts ...

Dartmouth professor's new book on college friendships is based on her twenty years of teaching and research on the topic.

We can mirror gratitude for our high school and college students, showing them how to express appreciation even when life is ...

After years of loving the simplicity of apartments, I bought a single-family home, me on the top floor, “kids” renting the ...

Sending your son a college care package of practical and fun things can be a nice surprise for him. (Shutterstock iaginzburg) As the parent of both a daughter and a son who are students, I can say ...

These boys! I will miss them as they all head in different directions. I will miss the boys, but how I’ll miss the mommas. I love and appreciate the strong young men they have raised. My boy has grown ...