“At last!”, my mother texted last week, including the signature Boomer extra space before her punctuation. Her brief message was sent alongside an article about a new parenting trend: FAFO, or “F**k ...

His gut is telling him tough love isn't the answer, but he thinks his son "needs to learn" to be a man. Parenting is no picnic in the best of times, but when a crisis arises, it becomes even more ...

Dear Eric: One of my BFFs has high blood pressure and always seems to be catastrophizing about everything. I sent her an email which was meant to be compassionate and heartfelt and now she’s even ...

Dear Annie: I read the article about grown children living at home and disrespecting their parents. I, too, had to apply the “tough love” strategy to one of my children. In a nutshell, my oldest son ...

Parents typically want their children to be resilient — able to rebound from setbacks and handle challenges on their path to becoming successful adults. "Tough love" isn't necessarily the way to ...