Full disclosure: My wife and I are entering our “empty nest” phase, as we send our son Blake off to his school this week. It got us to wondering how this avian metaphor first took flight.

So, how can parents cope with empty-nest syndrome? Good Question. Jaimie Sahlstrom of Maplewood just dropped off her youngest child, Addison, at the University of Iowa. "Somebody sent me a meme of ...

But while students are caught up in a whirlwind of classes, clubs and conversations with new friends, their parents are undergoing their own transition: from a bustling house with one or more children ...

According to a Census Bureau analysis of data from the 2014 Survey of Income and Program Participation, its most recent analysis available, the United States had roughly 22.5 million empty-nest ...

While “empty nest syndrome” is not a formal clinical diagnosis, it’s a real phenomenon that impacts countless families. Schmidt shared powerful advice for parents entering this season of ...

After a time of glorious peace, tranquility and space in an empty nest, a little bird is back. This is not good for my new and lucrative business, Abandoned Kid Clutter, Inc. Despite a sentimental ...