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“I hate it here; I want to come home.” These are nine words uttered by a brand new college freshman that break a parent’s heart. We watched our kids work hard; we supported them in their college ...

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I had a year and 11 months between when our daughter got engaged on our patio — with both families peering out the sunroom windows — and the beautiful May afternoon she married. Plenty of time, I ...

My career as a clinical psychologist has afforded me the opportunity to learn so much about the vast landscape of human experiences. Many are things that I, too, have dealt with. Things like anxiety, ...

As with anything, our relationship started off innocently enough. You were just another activity thrown in to help round out our days between kindergarten carpool and dinnertime, a way to burn some ...

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When our eldest son went to college, I shared thoughts about how to thrive in his first year and beyond. I struggled through college. Sure, it was a challenge academically, but more than that, I ...

As my daughter began her college search we soon found ourselves drowning in information. Sure, there were plenty of public lists and rankings on social media, but when it came to what she actually ...