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Grown and Flown
05.06.2025
I didn’t realize that some people leave us with a void that can never be filled or that I would never stop yearning to have him back.
30.05.2025
My words had been impactful but not in the way I had intended. I had created parental expectations that my children felt they might not be able to meet.
29.05.2025
Your teens are off to college and it's time to connect with old friends, do things you’ve always wanted to do or do nothing at all.
Was my son's university so focused on finding a prized world-changer they were telling ordinary students average goals weren’t good enough?
So for this mom of teens, school is the best kind of chaos. A place where I know someone will always be needing something.
25.05.2025
Amidst graduation parties and college move in days, there are parents whose teens were expected to be college bound but aren’t. What to say and not say.
My son struggled in high school. Instead of college he decided to work and train as a plumber and he is very happy with his decision.
23.05.2025
Your dad's selection of the right toolkit is his way of equipping you for the future, literally and figuratively.
I want my children to know the deep truth that the kind of success I believe in can’t be measured by income.
13.05.2025
We are all now full-fledged members of one team whose goal is peaceful co-existence. Everyone is now expected to treat the others as likable roommates, who want to stay likable roommates and there are ground rules.
12.05.2025
Our teens need to be able to know how to change a bike tire, talk on the phone, and, most importantly, to know they’re OK! Average is normal.
Last summer my daughter graduated from college and took a job out of town. I should have celebrated but I was in no mood to do cartwheels.
11.05.2025
This first aid kit checklist for a college student is from a pharmacist and mom. It has everything, and we mean EVERYTHING, they'll need.
Experts agree that the signs pointing to a lack of college readiness are almost always evident in high school.
10.05.2025
If your teen is on their way home after a dismal semester, much good can come next. With the right perspective it can be a moment for growth.
There is only this moment to savor. So, I'll rock slower. Listen longer. And, I'll let her tiny hand guide me.
08.05.2025
No matter where your teen will attend school in the Fall, someone is going have an opinion about their college choice.
How much money do parents generally send their teens away at college? Here is how parents answered the question and how they sent money.
07.05.2025
I begged my parents not to come to my college graduation. It was a long drive and I was only attending a small departmental graduation. But they came.
My mom passed away in October...and I am lost. I don’t know how to start my day. I don’t know who to call.
To the parents of athletes of any sport, when your teen moves on to the next level, they will be starting all over again. This may be harder for you than them.
06.05.2025
University Academic Advisor sees how difficult it is for many students to manage the stress of college. Here's what she wants parents to know.
Here are some signs that you may be over-parenting your college student and suggestions about what you can do instead.
03.05.2025
As I count the final days to college drop off, I’m trying to stay positive and upbeat. But I’m sad, but NOT because I won’t get to see him.
01.05.2025
Everyone is legally an adult in my somewhat chaotic house. The secret to surviving the chaos in our house comes down to these twelve rules.
I’ve seldom had such mixed feelings as I did after my son's graduation. Such is the mind of a parent in the middle of the leaving period.
My youngest is 18 years old. As he readies for college, I miss him before he is even gone and I will be so sad once he has left.
29.04.2025
Writer and mom, Annabel Monaghan, writes about how teens know so much but, surprisingly, not about the simplest of things.
27.04.2025
I remember where I was when I was 20. Now my son is 20-years-old and I have 20 pieces of life wisdom that I want to tell him and his friends.
You may be thinking about what to buy before your teen leaves home, but here are a few practical matters you should take care of now.
20.04.2025
Parents can’t guarantee a wonderful prom night, but we can do more to support our daughters’ wellbeing during prom shopping and all that leads up to the event.
15.04.2025
Dear Daughters, look at this life (and laundry) check list as your “what was it Mom used to say about. . .” refresher course.
14.04.2025
Moving out of the college dorm: Here are 11 steps that will save time, prevent backache, and minimize stress.
12.04.2025
Here are 6 ideas for a less expensive graduation celebration that may be a better fit for your family and grad than an elaborate party.
11.04.2025
We let our college students go, and this is right. But they are still connected to us, and need our support and love in these 7 ways.
10.04.2025
Former college president offers eight ways parents can support their current or future college student in an uncertain educational climate.
03.04.2025
I sat in my dorm room that first day of freshman year with a huge smile, but inside, I was a mixture of petrifying fear and excitement.
01.04.2025
So, what about me is cringey, you may ask? Other than the fact that I breathe? I embrace the role of cringey parent.
30.03.2025
Here are 22 ways teens can earn money during the school year and vacations, especially during the long winter break.
24.03.2025
Here is advice from college students to incoming first years now that they have completed their own first year of college.