As a college counselor for more than 35 years—and a mom with three kids currently in college (two graduating this month!

As the holiday season approaches, I have been reflecting on the past year of working with so many children, teens, and families. One word keeps coming up, a word we all hear often but rarely slow down ...

Recent research involving hundreds of Chinese adolescents suggests that the path from supportive parenting to a child’s long-term perseverance relies heavily on cultivating specific positive emotions.

With the smell of smoke from the 2018 California wildfires lingering in the air of my 11-year-old daughter's home in Marin County this Thanksgiving, like so many of us, she realizes more than usual ...