When Your Child Leaves for College: All the Feelings, and What to Do With Them
There’s a moment in every parent’s life that sneaks up on you, even if you’ve been counting down for years. You’re standing in a…
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The Hidden Cost of Being the Strong Friend
We all know her. Rachel looks like she has it all stitched neatly together. She remembers your birthday without Facebook’s reminder. She drops a…
Why Kids Procrastinate—and How to Help Them Move Through It
If you’ve ever watched your child avoid homework like it’s radioactive, you know how maddening—and baffling—procrastination can be. It doesn’t always look like doing…
It’s Not Just About the Grade: How to Track Academic Progress Without Obsessing
Why Grades Can Feel So Personal—for Students and Parents You open the parent portal. One class shows an 89.4%. Another is at 62%. Your…
When Players Roll the Dice: Why Imagination Builds Connection
At the Parents and Children Project, we believe every child deserves a space to grow, explore, and feel fully themselves. This fall, we’re inviting…
Easing Into the School Year: Supporting Kids Who Struggle with Transitions
For many families, the countdown to a new school year brings a mix of excitement and relief. But for kids who struggle with transitions—whether…
On Courage and Silence: What Their Refusal to Acknowledge You Really Means
It is not that they didn’t see what you endured. It is that naming it would dismantle the stories they have come to depend…
Why Women Are Reclaiming the Word “Fuck”
How one word became a powerful tool for women navigating burnout, boundaries, and midlife. What is it about the word fuck that’s resonating with…
Asking for Help Without the Panic Spiral: Why Office Hours Aren’t a Trap
For Students and Families Why Asking for Help Can Feel So Hard For many students, office hours or extra help sessions feel more like…
The Feeling Wheel and the Beauty of Attending to Ourselves
Why a colorful circle might be more helpful than you think I’m not usually one for gimmicks, visuals, or pop-psychology printables. However, they have…
Why SMART Goals Aren’t Just Buzzwords (and How to Make Them Suck Less)
Let’s Start with This: “Get it together” is not a goal. How many times have you said, gently or not, “You just need to…
The Quiet Collapse of Competent Women: Why Strength Should Never Mean Silence
There is a particular kind of suffering that hides in plain sight. It wears mascara. It shows up to parent-teacher conferences. It remembers birthdays,…
Purple Flowers, Cow Pies, and the Early Math Magic of Toddler Sorting Games
If You’ve Ever Walked With a Toddler, You Know the World Has Rules. And Joy. If you’re a parent, teacher, or auntie, you might…
Top 10 Conversations to Have Before College: A Guide for Parents
They’ve packed the twin XL sheets, picked a major, and filled out the roommate questionnaire. Maybe you’ve walked the campus or cried in the…
What Is Time Management for Teens with ADHD, Really?
Time management for teens isn’t about stickers or schedules. It’s a developmental skill rooted in neurological maturity, shaped by the prefrontal cortex—an area of…
Recognizing PMAD Symptoms: When Perinatal Mental Health Becomes a Crisis
Recognizing the Signs of PMADs and Perinatal Mental Health Crises Not all postpartum mental health symptoms are visible—and not all pain is quiet. In…
Menopause, Memory, Mood, and Midlife Power: A Love Letter to The Change
Menopause, Memory, Mood and Midlife Power: A Love Letter to The Change A modern pagan fable about menopause, memory, and mothering yourself back to…
Summer Transitions and Executive Functioning Support for Parents
Before We Begin: Why We’re Sharing This School may have just let out, but many of you are already looking ahead. Maybe there’s still…
Family Travel Survival Guide: How to Make Trips with Kids Suck Less
Let’s get one thing straight: if you’re traveling with children, you’re not on vacation. You’re on a trip. A logistical expedition powered by snacks,…
Not Broken, Just Tired: Why Disability Leave Is Critical for PMAD Recovery | Part 1
Somewhere between the baby shower and the first diaper change, or month 3, 6 or 9 or 12 something shifts. Sleep becomes fragmented. Identity…
