Emerging adults feel a lot of stress and pressure when it comes to thinking about their future. Even if they don’t show it on the outside, they are constantly barraged with questions, decisions to mak...

Sure, it might feel like your kid’s primary aim in life is to avoid listening to you. Bring a jacket? Ha. Bring the dishes from their room to the sink? Yeah right. Put your phone down at the dinner ta...

Parenting teenagers is no joke. It can often feel like steering a ship through a stormy sea. With adolescents facing countless challenges and transitions, from academic pressures to social dynamics an...

Some parents see their kids with rose-colored glasses. Their children can do no wrong, as far as they’re concerned. Their potential is limitless, and they remind them of that constantly. But kids need...

For years, I convinced myself (and others) that I was destined for a successful career in finance. I loved the idea of wearing a suit and tie to work daily, with a briefcase in hand, while I attended ...

Abigail Shrier contributed an essay to the recent weekend edition of the Wall Street Journal, drawing up on her new book, “Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren’t Growing Up.” The title had me at hello: Stop...

As teenagers navigate the choppy waters of adolescence, parents often find themselves walking a tightrope between providing support and encouraging independence. In the quest to help their kids reach ...

My oldest kid will graduate high school in roughly fifteen months, and I’m already fielding questions about his future plans on a daily basis. If he’s feeling anxious at this point, he’s doing a good ...

Recently, I had the opportunity to deliver a series of interactive assemblies to the freshman class at a local high school. During each of the four separate sessions, older student leaders joined and ...

Not too long ago, I spent the better part of a year doing research into the challenges young adults had in making the transition to self-reliant adulthood. Every single one of them shared challenges t...