I use my teenagers' slang to bridge the generational gap — sometimes it works, sometimes they beg me to stop.

I used to keep up with current slang when I was a teacher, but it's been harder in recent years. My 11-year-old son loves it when I ask him what a slang word means. He gets to teach me something. It ...

Q: Yikes. How do I communicate with my grands? A: Multi-generational holiday gatherings can be warm, exciting events. But conversations infused with current slang can also create “communication ...

I remember how mystified the grandparents who raised me were when I hit high school and the word "like" permeated at least half of the words in any given sentence that popped out of my teenage mouth.