But after college, for parents and grads, things can get too close for comfort. WSJ contributor Caroline Kitchener offers tips for parents to strike peace with their recent college graduates. After I graduated, I spent a year interviewing my classmates about their relationships and how they changed after college. I suspect it’s because, as compared with our high school years, we don’t need our parents as much during college. When we lose that nurturing college community, a lot of us go back to the only one we knew before: our families.

Source: Wall Street Journal March 31, 2017 16:52 UTC