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When young adults first go off to college, more communication with parents generally leads to better relationships, but parents should avoid always initiating it, according to a new study. Researchers ...

Colleges and universities increasingly enlist new parents in launching their entering class. New-parent orientations can be especially salient for parents of first-generation students. But they ...

Parents who feel satisfied with the communication they get from their children’s school are more likely to be happy with ...

While teacher-parents acknowledge that parenthood brings new job-related challenges, some point out that schools could ...

Communication skills are essential for creating healthy relationships, maintaining mental health, fostering civic engagement, ...

Do you have difficulty talking to your children? Well, don’t even think you’re alone. All concerned parents have had problems communicating with their children at one time or another. I know I did, ...

If you are a co-parent you probably hate it when your co-parent editorializes. That means they express their opinion about something rather than just stating facts. Angry or resentful co-parents do ...