Well summer is in full swing and most high school graduates have been vegging out for weeks. Notice, I didn’t say ‘Seniors”, because they have abandoned that status the second the tassels moved over. ...
College Move-In Day: What Parents Need to Know
Let’s talk College Move-In Day… At the beginning of each school year, hundreds of thousands of college students descend upon cities and towns all around the country. They and their shell-shocked paren...
10 Talks to Have With Your High School Student To Help Manage Their Stress
High school can be a very stressful time in a teenager’s life. There’s pressures from all directions: social media, family, friends, school work, college admissions, internal, and more. &n...
One Family’s Lessons For Graduating College Debt Free
Today’s Guest Post is from Cheree Edenfield a member of our Facebook Group Paying For College. We learned many lessons through our journey of trying to help our oldest child finish college debt...
College Dorm Checklist: Advice For Parents Of Freshmen
I hesitate to write this, but I know it will be beneficial advice to parents of soon to be college freshmen. I have outfitted six college dorms at five different colleges. So I speak from my experienc...
Mental Health Problems College Students Face
As a parent who has just finished the college admissions process with your student, you probably feel maxed out on advice. Instead, you’ve moved on to new discussion topics like handling roommate conf...
Teaching Teens About Money Before Heading To College
There are many life skills that your teen needs before heading off to college. Financial literacy is arguably the most important of all of those skills that we need to teach them. A study done ...
Three Established Facts About College Selection From An Expert
There are very few things that remain “static” about college these days: Costs seem to rise with each passing semester, interest rates on college loans are forever fluctuating, and the algorithms that...
Advice For College Freshmen, Adjusting Takes Time
It’s the end of April and I’ve just returned from a fabulous mother/daughter sorority weekend with my daughter at her college. I’m so glad to see her thriving with terrific fr...
10 Talks To Have With Your Child As They Transition To College
Self-doubt and insecurity are normal experiences but newly minted high school graduates seem to lack confidence in both themselves and their ability to succeed. I believe this stems from the destruct...