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Our family was no exception. The minute my kids entered 9 th grade, we were foisted into a campaign for college from counselors, coaches, teachers, and the outside world. We felt like just another ...

Lisa (Endlich) Heffernan is the co-founder of Grown and Flown, the #1 site for parents of teens, college students and young adults, reaching millions of parents every month. Lisa is a New York Times ...

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 ...

I have watched my friends struggle with their teens and young adults. Often there is direct conflict with the person your child has become. But sometimes the struggle is merely due to our inability to ...

I’m about ready to send my third child off to college. We have spent well over 2 years researching and visiting universities. We spent the summer shopping for dorm necessities and completing the ...

When you send your first child off to college, a whole new parenting ballgame begins. Because taking a teen to college is full of big emotions, we all react in different ways. (@chefaniesteng via ...

As I celebrate graduation from college, I look back with joy and realize that there are a few things I wish I had done differently. Even though I had a lot of fun during college and truly enjoyed it, ...

As the season of your high school years comes to a close, I can’t help but wonder what memories will linger for you in these winds of change. For the past eighteen years, time has seemed to pass ...

Hearing those words from my son, a high school senior, was very jarring. He told me about a conversation with a friend’s moms. His friend’s younger brother was struggling with many of the same things ...

Mary Dell Harrington and Lisa (Endlich) Heffernan are the co-founders of Grown and Flown the #1 site for parents of teens, college students and young adults, reaching millions of parents every month.

Louise is a freelance writer from Toronto, Canada. Her work has appeared in several national publications, where she focuses on family, parenting and lifestyle stories. You can find her work in The ...