A friend recently asked me to write about launching well. After I almost spewed my coffee, I confessed I am not doing this well. My 18-year-old son is doing GREAT, but me? Not so much. I find the contrast here striking. When we think about “launching well,” we think about sending our kids off...
Drop Off Season
This is drop off season—the season of life transitions where we drop off our kids at new schools, new classrooms, new co-ops, new study groups, new cities, and new experiences. All this newness raises the level of anxiety for both kids and parents. Since the focus is often on the separation anxiety your child experiences...