After years of hovering over their above-average offspring, helicopter parents let their kids go off to college. Kind of. Barbara, our guest contributor, reminisces about her helicopter pare...
How Brand Name Colleges Lose Their Attraction
I had just turned 18 and graduated a semester early from high school. My dream was always to go to UC Berkeley. I planned on fulfilling that dream, but first I wanted to spend a semester at my state c...
Explaining $80K in Student Loan Debt To A 17-Year-Old
As teenagers, we feel like the future is open to us. The idea of going into debt isn’t scary because the repayment comes years later — and we just figure that we’ll have a good job and be ...
How Often Do College Students Talk To Their Parents?
There is no doubt about it that once your child leaves for college, the amount of day-to-day (or hour-to-hour) contact you have with them changes. Being miles, and sometimes miles and miles away can p...
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: internal, social media, family, friends, schoolwork, college admissions,...
Teaching Teens About Money Before Heading To College
There are many life skills that your teen needs before heading off to college. Hopefully you’ve already spoken to them about understanding your finances and affordable colleges, but something el...
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 f...
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 stem...
Be Open To Your 2nd And 3rd Choice Colleges
My daughter has played soccer since she was three and loves it, but she has a rare medical condition that sometimes gets in the way of participating in athletics. Despite her medical iss...
A Mom of A Graduating Senior Pays It Forward
We can almost see the end. The college application and admissions season is ebbing into its final stage. Students are being notified of college decisions – early decision students already know where t...