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Life With Parents #7: Back for a College Visit
Well this topic seems familiar. In fact I’ve already explored college visits in Life With Parent’s #2: Just Visiting! Since that time, however, I’ve visited five more colleges and universities and have even more focused insights to share. But first a disclaimer. Wherever you look on the Blogosphere, you see lists. Top twenty this, fourteen [...]
How to Set Realistic Expectations for your Teenager
No one ever said parenting was easy. But parenting a teen can at times make you want to pull your hair out. Here are a few suggestions to help ease the tension you feel. Don’t expect each of your teens to need the same boundaries to be set. Not every child is the same. You [...]
7 Safe Driving Tips for Teenagers
While you may think that residential areas pose fewer threats to drivers than freeways, these roads can be just as dangerous. You have pedestrians like children playing outside to worry about, blind curves, and many signs you must pay attention to. Read on for info on residential area safe driving tips. Here are our safe [...]
Avoiding Summertime Blues: Fun and Games with Educational Benefits
There’s much ado about summer learning loss. All studies have shown that, generally and mostly, student scores are better before summer break than right after it. There is also an apparent drop in reading comprehension and ability amongst low-income children. General reading isn’t the only thing useful. Activities that inspire or necessitate any kind of [...]
Prom Disaster: Helping or Over-Parenting?
Prom is the night you’ll remember for the rest of your life, everyone says. So it’s no wonder that parents want to make all of their child’s prom dreams come true — without any last-minute glitches. But when is solving your child’s prom “crisis” helpful and when is it over-parenting? While prom issues may seem [...]
June College Checklist for Juniors and Seniors
Whether you’re entering your last year of high school, or starting your freshman year of college in the fall, there are some things you should be doing in June to make the entire process easier and stress-free! For rising seniors- Request catalogs and admission information from your top-choice schools, if you haven’t already. If you [...]