Kai has been with her boyfriend for nearly a year but hasn’t told her parents out of fear they’ll reject him. Amy and T.J. think it’s time to rip off the Band-Aid. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; ...

I serve as an academic advisor at a large university which puts me in the unique position of witnessing firsthand what most of you only speculate about higher education and the college experience ...

In my therapy work, I often meet people who are doing everything “right” on the outside. They’re successful, kind, and loyal to their families. But inside, something feels off. There’s a quiet ...

It’s one thing to clash with your parents every now and then—that’s part of being human. But it’s another thing entirely to grow up feeling like they never truly saw you, and maybe still don’t. Some ...

Even if you're busy with work and family responsibilities or navigating a rough patch with your family, making time to connect with your parents is incredibly important. Whether it's talking on the ...

I’m struggling with something I feel guilty even saying out loud: Watching my parents age is breaking my heart. I’m incredibly lucky as my parents had me when they were young. My mom just turned 60, ...

Lucy Lazarony is an experienced personal finance journalist and writer who got her start in 1998 writing about financial topics. She writes accessible and easy-to-understand articles about credit, ...

It can be easy to take for granted the people we have in our lives. Those who have lost a parent know all too well what it feels like to wish they had more time with their mom or dad while they were ...

Each family’s cultural or religious perspective defines the implications of that “milestone” and the weight it might carry. And, depending on our own sensibilities, that “issue” wasn’t always handled ...