Let’s face facts. For the many moms who raise kids while working full-time, there are not enough hours in the day to think. As kids reach their teens, they still need your attention and time, for ...

When I was deep in the trenches of raising four little boys — ranging in age from newborn to 7 years old — I would have given almost anything for a quiet house and a few minutes to myself when nobody ...

As teens head off to college and young adults move out of their childhood homes for good, parents and guardians can experience overwhelming feelings of sadness, grief and worry. These emotions are ...

The boxes and suitcases were unpacked. The dorm room decorated. The requests for weekly phone calls or, at the very least, proof of life texts several times a week (and each morning on the weekends!) ...

A woman suffering from “empty nest syndrome” in her 50s after her husband died and their two children left home for university is reinventing herself – by going on solo dates. Lyndsey Dawn, 57, was ...

Christine Oakfield wasn’t prepared for the realization that only a few months remained until her teen daughter would leave for college. Her awakening came at a family gathering shortly before ...

An empty nest is typically viewed as a moment in time when your child leaves home. In reality, it’s more of a verb—an ongoing process of “empty nesting.” The letting go begins in childhood, ...