In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, the organization behind the innovative dog-detection program, in partnership with Tito ...

If you’re looking to make the temperature in your home just as agreeable, then it’s time to get a smart thermostat. One of ...

Boaz is in Washington helping some empty nesters clear out their house.

In getting what might be described as an empty nest pet, I join more than a quarter of parents who’ve waved farewell to one ...

I was cleaning blue fabric dye out of my giant chili pot the other morning when it hit me that some of my favorite parts about parenting — the parts that hit me like a gust of wind and make my chest ...

On the morning of July 10, 1943, Pvt. John P. Rowell and his sentry dog, Chips, hit the beach during Operation Husky. When a hidden machine gun nest opened fire, pinning down the platoon, Chips tore ...

When children leave home, many parents embrace new hobbies, more travel and more entertaining. But the lifestyle shift doesn’t mean they’re looking for a new house—many are choosing to stay put. The ...

There was a moment recently that reminded me just how much life has changed. It was a weekday night. I had been out meeting friends and came home later than usual. When I opened the door, the house ...

This column has had an empty nester focus over the past year or so. Well, more like three years, off and on. I’ve called myself an empty nester ever since my youngest son Jacob started attending Ball ...

I went on an island trip by myself, and I used it as an opportunity to prepare for my empty nest. I was nervous about eating by myself, but I conquered both my nervousness and my loneliness. Now, I'm ...

So many times in my “Back Porch” column, we have inventoried kid-friendly dinners, translated our teenagers’ vocabularies, compared bad parenting moments, and dished on strategies for getting kids out ...

On an ordinary Monday evening this past June, after hanging my new bird feeder and chatting with me over dinner about nothing in particular, my husband died suddenly. We had been empty nesters for ...