Sending a teen to college is a significant moment in your family’s life, but it is also filled with forms, logistics, and plans. You may be thinking about what to buy for their dorm room (we have ...

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My eldest son just turned 20. I don’t even know what to do with that number. It means I’m old, for one. Like, really old. And yet I remember exactly where I was when I turned 20: taking a Shakespeare ...

Answering questions with a single word, refusing to elaborate on what happened, and being intensely private about everything. Why do teen boys withdraw and leave us desperate for more details — and a ...

As my own teenager started scrolling through images of dresses in preparation for her first prom, I got a little thrill. Helping a daughter shop for a prom dress felt like one of those parental rights ...

Following three weeks of practice, the first track meet would run until 8 p.m. That morning, my fourteen-year-old son went to school bleary-eyed after a rough night’s sleep. He texted me toward the ...

Hello, my name is Jill and I’m cringey. I don’t think my friends think I’m cringey and I hope my husband doesn’t think I’m cringey but my youngest son certainly does, and he likes to tell me so on a ...

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 ...

Beth Hendler-Grunt is the founder and president of Next Great Step®. Its sole focus is to guide college students and recent grads to help them to achieve career success. Ms. Hendler-Grunt has helped ...

Here is the best-kept secret about the college school year. It is about 15 minutes long. No sooner do kids return to college from spring break than they are ready to move back home for the summer.

Kim Brown is a teacher, mother and freelance writer. Her work has appeared in numerous publications including The New York Times, The Village Voice and the New York Post. She tries not speaking to ...