It’s that time of year when new high school graduates are celebrating, and many are preparing to move away to college. It can be a very hopeful and exciting time, but it’s also bittersweet – and sometimes downright worrisome – for parents. I remember what it felt like when my daughter Maddy went off to college. (She successfully graduated in May of 2019.) I had my concerns about her safety, her well-being, her ability to create her own structure with all that freedom, and all the other concerns that come with being the parent of a young adult. […]
