Jamie Delaney didn’t know what to expect when she became an empty nester in 2023. She'd left her full-time job as a professor in child psychology 12 years ago to stay home with her two kids. Once her ...

Everyone makes being a parent after kids leave the nest sound so dreamy. No longer having to wake up in the early hours of the morning, being a parent with zero kids at home sounds like a vacation.

When empty nesters are truly finding peace during this new transitional phase of their lives, they will start engaging in joyful activities at home that likely help them adjust to the changes. By ...

It’s that time of year when many parents across the U.S. see their kids head off to college or leave home to start their working lives. For parents and guardians, experts say, the separation from ...

Empty nesters are using their kids’ favorite holiday meals to attract them home for the holidays, according to a new survey. The poll of 1,000 U.S. “empty nesters” — parents whose kids have already ...

As the school year begins to kick off, these celebrity parents are grappling with their newfound status as "empty nesters" Alexandra Schonfeld is a staff editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...