A mother watches her son try on his first suit for prom, reflecting on childhood, regret, and the fleeting moments that ...

A late-night “hey” from a college son reveals the quiet shift in parenting teens - less fixing, more listening.

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Every year it comes to this. Every year for twenty-five springs, at some point during the first full week of May, I have found myself in Target or a grocery store or at CVS standing in front of the ...

A mom of a likable, down-to-earth kid calls the school counseling office worried. “My daughter’s friends seem to be ditching her,” the mom tells me. “She sees photos on Snapchat and Instagram of their ...

After the recommendations have been requested, after the testing has been completed, after one has purchased a blue and orange Go Hornets mug at the Kalamazoo bookstore, it’s time to sit down with one ...

It’s that time of the year when many parents of high school seniors debate the pros and cons of throwing their teen a graduation party. For some, it’s a family tradition and a given that you host such ...

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Editor’s note: Katie Workman, cookbook author and mom, wrote this for Grown and Flown when her eldest was a high school senior. She gave us both expert advice about celebrating your grad with an Open ...