Parenting teens can feel like raising strangers. Mom of 5 shares her "Alien Theory" and why a teen's distance is a normal ...

Three years after her son's leukemia remission, mother and psychotherapist reflects on fear, survival, and the bittersweet ...

It’s here. The day you have anticipated, dreamed about, and maybe even dreaded for 18 years has arrived. While college move-in day is a proud moment for any parent, that does not mean it isn’t a day ...

Here’s a checklist of 50 things your teen might want to consider taking to their dorm. (Container Store) You and your soon-to-be college student have likely thought about the basics but here are 50 ...

Two months after I walked down the aisle with my husband, we started trying to have a child. After I had my children, things were different; I was different. (Pexels: Brett Sayles) “I’m not ready to ...

Jenny Sachs is a psychotherapist with a Ph.D. in addiction psychology and an LCSW. She worked as a writer at an ad agency in her twenties, and she is finally getting back to writing but from ...

It started as an ordinary day, till I pushed my way through my morning stupor and realized just what day it was. My mind was suddenly chattering frantically. I walked down the hall to check on my ...

My oldest daughter leaves for college this fall. It’s taken me every bit of her 17 years to finally be at peace with being a stay-at-home mom. It’s hard to type those words and even harder to read ...

It often felt like too much. The chaos and noise of a house full of teens left us wishing for a break, for some time alone or with a friend or partner. Now we have that time, the loooooong quiet ...

Hindsight is 20/20 and it’s easy to look back and think about what, if given the chance, we parents would have done differently. That is generally true of life but never is it more true than in ...

What do you call your family group chat? If you don’t have one, it’s a fabulous way to stay connected, without a lot of pressure. My family has a chat that includes me, my husband and our three adult ...