Tag: Parenting

Mom Offers “Public Service Announcement” to Stressed Out College Admissions Parents

Mom Offers “Public Service Announcement” to Stressed Out College Admissions Parents

December 22, 2021

This story was first published in our Paying for College 101 Facebook community. It’s been edited for clarity and flow.

College Prep and Motivating Teenagers – Like Mixing Oil & Water?

College Prep and Motivating Teenagers – Like Mixing Oil & Water?

June 2, 2020

As most parents know, trying to motivate a teenager to do something they don’t want to do can feel like

How to Cope When Your College Kid Comes Home

How to Cope When Your College Kid Comes Home

March 27, 2020

They’re Back… It’s the cry of parents with college-aged kids heard round the world. You’re happy to see each other,

College Campus Tour Red Flags: What to Look for on a Visit

College Campus Tour Red Flags: What to Look for on a Visit

October 8, 2019

A campus may appear to have it all. The best professors in a particular major. An active campus life. Beautifully

A Present to Your Child? Give Them the Gift of Failure

A Present to Your Child? Give Them the Gift of Failure

August 25, 2015

On one of the pages of the program I compiled for my son’s Bar Mitzvah many years ago, was a