It took me three-quarters of the academic year, but I finally figured out that my college freshman has particular rules of communication....

“Our days with our children at home are numbered. Do something that counts with them.” I wrote those words at the end of my blog post...

Recently, our oldest came home from his freshman year of college for fall break. I was like a fisherman doing catch-and-release. I picked...

When your child needs you but you're hundreds of miles away...

Each night before I go to bed, I stand in the hall outside of my boys’ bedroom doors and loudly announce, “Here for hugs!” For years—and...