Was my son's university so focused on finding a prized world-changer they were telling ordinary students average goals ...

So for this mom of teens, school is the best kind of chaos. A place where I know someone will always be needing something.

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The moment my father died was one of those indelible moments, the kind that stays with you. What I knew at that moment was emotional pain so searing that it doubled me over with its intensity and then ...

Louise is a freelance writer from Toronto, Canada. Her work has appeared in several national publications, where she focuses on family, parenting and lifestyle stories. You can find her work in The ...

Editor’s note: In college, it took me three semesters to outgrow my awful study habits from high school, and I had to do it the hard way. Here are some tips from a Yale alum on his way to a Ph.D. on ...

Megan Sciarrino is a nonprofit communications professional who welcomes the diversion of storytelling and freelance writing. She’s mom to two very different daughters, a teen and a tween, who ...

Kristin O’Keefe is an aspiring novelist, blogger and freelance writer. You can find her work in The New York Times, The Washington Post, InThePowderRoom.com and on her blog at KristinOKeefe.com ...

After the emotional blur of freshman year, we felt confident as we prepared for my daughter Emily’s sophomore year drop-off. We never anticipated that she would experience roommate issues as a ...

We live in a world where it’s never been easier to comment. On news, on appearances, and on human behavior. I can remember being a teenager and watching my father occasionally write letters to the ...

Clinical psychologist Dr. Lisa Damour has counseled teens and families for decades. Still, it wasn’t until her oldest daughter applied to college last year that she truly understood how the process ...

Lisa (Endlich) Heffernan is the co-founder of Grown and Flown, the #1 site for parents of teens, college students and young adults, reaching millions of parents every month. Lisa is a New York Times ...