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Elders Reveal The One

Elders Reveal The One "Magic Bullet" To Successful Parenting

Karl A. Pillemer, Ph.D.  06.16.2012
In our interviews with over 1,200 of the oldest Americans in the Legacy Project, we asked them in detail for their advice about parenting....
10 Fun Ways For Empty Nesters To Spend Their Time

10 Fun Ways For Empty Nesters To Spend Their Time

Mary Turner  06.15.2012
Is there an empty nest in your immediate future? "Prepare early," advised Christie Mellor, Huff/Post50 blogger extraordinaire and author...
4 Things That Make My Spouse An Amazing Stepfather

4 Things That Make My Spouse An Amazing Stepfather

Felice Shapiro  06.14.2012
My sons lost their dad to an accident when they were 16 and 18. I met Bill within that first year. I never could have imagined my life...
What Boomer Parents Are Doing Wrong

What Boomer Parents Are Doing Wrong

Debra Ollivier  06.12.2012
In Slouching Toward Adulthood, Koslow chronicles the year she spent trying to better understand what's going on with Americans between...
Anxious Parents Helicopter Into The Workplace

Anxious Parents Helicopter Into The Workplace

Kristen Stenerson  06. 9.2012
By: Dan Fastenberg Michael Echter was antsy. For months, his son had rebuffed him when he tried to offer advice and help in finding a...
How Did She Get That Way? A Mother Reflects On Her College-Grad Daughter

How Did She Get That Way? A Mother Reflects On Her College-Grad Daughter

Sharon Greenthal  06. 1.2012
As a stay-at-home mom for twenty years, I did a lot of teaching, modeling, explaining, hand-holding, comforting... I also did a lot of...
Why Kids Don't Leave Home -- It's Not (Just) The Economy

Why Kids Don't Leave Home -- It's Not (Just) The Economy

Jane Adams Ph.D.  05.31.2012
Baby boomers have been enabling their kids' extended adolescence for over two decades, spurred on by their desire to have a more honest,...
Should You Help Your Kid Save For Retirement?

Should You Help Your Kid Save For Retirement?

Warren Flick  05.25.2012
The United States now has a large cadre of long-term unemployed, and many of them are in their twenties and early thirties. If resources...
WATCH: Father And Sons Earn Diplomas Together

WATCH: Father And Sons Earn Diplomas Together

Mary Turner  05.23.2012
A father and his three sons all earned their MBAs together from Suffolk University's Sawyer Business School this week, after five years...
Three Things You Must Have In Retirement

Three Things You Must Have In Retirement

Martha Nelson  05.22.2012
Underlying our retirement search is the golden trinity we have to consider: our health, our desired lifestyle, and our budget. This trio...
'I Am Their Living Yearbook'

'I Am Their Living Yearbook'

Penny Love Hoff  05.22.2012
In my head, I know that parenthood is just a scaffolding, a temporary support during our children's construction of the actual building...
What I Learned From My Unplugged Son

What I Learned From My Unplugged Son

Melissa T. Shultz  05.17.2012
I've met other kids like my son who, unlike my generation, can disconnect quicker -- and not just because their parents or teachers have...
What Helped Make My Grandparenting Experience Extraordinary

What Helped Make My Grandparenting Experience Extraordinary

Karin Kasdin  05.14.2012
In Yiddish there is a word for the mother of your son-in-law or daughter-in-law. She is your machetenesta. There is no equivalent in the...
Student Loan Debt: Parents Aren't Safe Either

Student Loan Debt: Parents Aren't Safe Either

Myra Demeter  05.14.2012
I clutched my savings bankbook close to me as I walked with focus and determination to the bank. It was 1968 and I was walking to my savings...