We found ourselves in advance of my daughter's freshman year, spending the night at the country's oldest and most famous ...

When our eldest son went to college, I shared thoughts about how to thrive in his first year and beyond. I struggled through college. Sure, it was a challenge academically, but more than that, I ...

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Thanks to the oral surgeon who extracted four wisdom teeth from my college student’s mouth and the 20-minutes-on-20-minutes-off ice pack schedule, we were tethered to our TV. I hovered and pampered, ...

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It’s here. The day you have anticipated, dreamed about, and maybe even dreaded for 18 years has arrived. While college move-in day is a proud moment for any parent, that does not mean it isn’t a day ...

As my daughter began her college search we soon found ourselves drowning in information. Sure, there were plenty of public lists and rankings on social media, but when it came to what she actually ...

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Do you ever wonder if you’ve taught your teens enough life skills to go out into the real world and succeed? School fills them with facts and numbers, history, math, writing skills, and the sciences.

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It’s one of those big moments in life, a real milestone. You turn 18, and suddenly people start throwing around the word “legal adult.” An 18th birthday is a big one; it may be the biggest one. It ...