Forget Tiger Moms and Helicopter Parenting and the latest parental wackiness I’m coining, Fighter Jet Escort Parenting, a disturbing mutation ...

Are you the default parent? If you have to think about it, you’re not. You’d know. Trust me. The default ...

It's not your parents' midlife crisis. Hey, how’s your midlife crisis going? Mine’s great, thanks for asking. I can no ...

I was a tour guide in college. I worked in admissions. I’ve consulted with students applying to college. I know ...

I happen to love teenagers. Both the ones I’ve worked with for years and, most of the time, my own. ...

Resumes are kind of my thing. My entire career has been evaluating applicants on their professional experience, but lately it occurs ...

Turns out 45 years old is just 45 years old. An age that means you are old enough to not ...

So, you’re headed out on a family vacation this summer. Great news! But are you sure? Are you sure it’s ...

After being married for two decades, I’ve noticed a couple of things about arguing with my husband. Probably the most ...

"Enjoy every minute of it" is the most well-meaning piece of parenting advice, and yet, the most ridiculously delusional. This ...

I have a vague recollection of my life before I was applying to college. There was this magical thing called ...

We weren’t doing anything wrong. We weren’t drinking or doing drugs. We were good kids hanging out on the last ...

Hey Kids, Feel free to leave your stuff wherever you want this summer. Half drunk smoothies in the family room? ...

Not to be totally paranoid, but I’m pretty sure September is trying to kill me. Forget December and the holiday ...

Nestled deep within the quiet suburban setting, we come upon the natural habitat of the complex human, known as The ...