Clinical psychologist Dr. Lisa Damour has counseled teens and families for decades. Still, it wasn’t until her oldest daughter applied to college last year that she truly understood how the process ...

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Rejection stings. And a rejection from a college your teen loved and hoped to attend stings badly. College counselors, parents, and peers will try to tell them not to take it personally. They will say ...

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Dear Kids, Okay, for starters and the record: this promise is a re-gift. This is an example of doing unto others what was done unto you. Specifically, your wonderful grandparents, did this to your dad ...

I am one of the hundreds, perhaps thousands of people navigating around your college students as they stumble through the waning days of their fall semester. My husband is one of their professors, and ...

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About 14 years ago, I sat in a church service with my husband and tiny daughter. My mind settled on the family in front of us. Two parents and three teenagers. I have thought about this family so ...

“Does it have a garage?” I ask. “Um. no” he says with resignation in his voice. “Then, no.” I confirm what he already knows. My husband looks at condos; I plant trees. (Shutterstock VH-studio) We are ...

Editor’s Note: Jeff Selingo, New York Times bestselling author, discusses findings from his recently-publishes book, Dream School: Finding the College That’s Right for You in this video: Gila Pfeffer ...

I’m here to shamefully admit that I used to be one of “those parents” when it came to college admissions. What exactly do I mean by that? Well, let me start from the beginning. I now have a new ...