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 ...

It used to be that kids reaching adulthood could not wait to leave home and be on their own. That worked out well because their parents longed for an empty nest and quieter lives.

As a father of six adult children and two grandchildren, I want to be physically close to them. Last year, my wife and I sold everything to travel full time in our empty-nest years. Here's what it ...

Sheryl Crow won't sacrifice time with her kids. In a cover story with Variety published on Wednesday, April 30, the "Real Gone" singer revealed the reason why she hasn't gone back to work full-time.

2. Stay in touch with your children. When they're off living their new lives, we might feel our children don't have time to talk to us, but creating regular check-ins can ease this fear.

When I became an empty nester, I didn't have much of a social life or career. I focused so much on raising my five kids that I didn't explore my identity.

Ms. Schulman is the author of the forthcoming novel “Lucky Dogs.” Last week, when it had been more than two days since I’d heard from my young adult children — Zoë, 26, and Isaac, 23 ...