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There comes a moment many parents don’t expect. Your teen did well in school. You’re proud. Everything seems on track.And then… the school year ends. Maybe they apply to university and don’t get in, or they start college and stop. Maybe they finish college, try to find a job and nothing works out. And sometimes, what you see next is the hardest part: They don’t study. They don’t work. They stay home. And they seem completely unmotivated. If you’re living this right now, you m

Anxiety in teens doesn’t always look like panic. Sometimes it looks like shutting down, snapping at others, procrastinating, avoiding school, or saying “I’m fine” while feeling overwhelmed inside. And it’s common. The National Institute of Mental Health estimates that 31.9% of U.S. adolescents ages 13–18 have experienced an anxiety disorder at some point (lifetime).The CDC also reports that in the 2023 Youth Risk Behavior Survey , 39.7% of high school students felt persiste

Every year I tell myself: “This holiday season will be different. We’ll be calm. We’ll enjoy it.” And then… it’s 4:30 p.m., I’m trying to get everyone out the door, someone can’t find a shoe, my teen is suddenly “not going,” and my phone buzzes with a text from a relative: “You are bringing the salad, right?” That’s the part we don’t always say out loud: for parents, the holidays aren’t just about rest. They’re about navigating people. Family we adore. Family we tiptoe around

It’s the last month of the year. You’re sitting at the kitchen table, maybe with a cup of coffee that’s already gone lukewarm. Outside, the lights are going up, the holiday songs are playing, and inside your head a very different soundtrack is running: Did I do enough this year? Did I waste time? Are we actually moving forward as a family or just surviving? You might not say it out loud, but the questions are there. Even if you tell yourself you don’t care what anyone else