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When You Realize Your “Worst Case Scenario College” is Actually Your Dream School

The summer going into my senior year of high school, I decided it was just about time to apply to colleges. And by, “I decided,” I mean I waited until the last possible minute and quickly scrambled together some applications. Whether I was going to college wasn’t even a question for me, but when it…

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90 Perfect Mother Son Dance Songs for Weddings

There is perhaps nothing more sentimental on a wedding day than mom’s first dance with her son, the groom, with the exception of the father-daughter dance but that’s for another post. The mother-son wedding dance is a very special moment and a way to honor and recognize that formative, loving relationship with the first woman in your son’s life.  Some mothers and…

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Best 2022 Graduation Gifts For Your Teen’s Friends: 30 Great Ideas

Graduation gifts are some of the toughest gifts to pick out, especially when you’re buying for your teen’s friends who have become almost as dear to us as our own sons and daughters. We asked our seasoned parents what they love to give their kids’ friends and here are some of their answers. Some of…

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Best 2022 Graduation Gifts For Your Teen’s Friends: 25 Great Ideas

Graduation gifts are some of the toughest gifts to pick out, especially when you’re buying for your teen’s friends who have become almost as dear to us as our own sons and daughters. We asked our seasoned parents what they love to give their kids’ friends and here are some of their answers. Some of…

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25 Popular Board Games For Adults and Teens (2022)

Board games are back! They have become surprisingly popular with our screen-obsessed teens and young adults and they make a great holiday or birthday gift. Playing board games is a perfect bonding activity and will provide your teen with a reprieve from their schoolwork and from a computer screen. Game playing can also teach them…

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This Is for All the Teens Who Don’t Go to Prom

I thought about calling this “To All The Girls Who Don’t Get Asked to Prom” but that sounded so 1985. Actually, that sounded so 1955, because I went to an all-girls high school in the 80’s, when we were asking boys to our prom, as many girls have done for decades. Also, it’s 2022 and…

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The 15 Best Books for College Admissions and How to Pay for College (2022)

Weighted GPAs. Unweighted GPAs. AP scores. Dual Enrollment grades. Essays. Recommendation letters. SAT scores. ACT scores. PSAT scores. Composite scores. Test optional. Volunteer requirements. Extracurriculars. Confused? We understand why. Admissions has only gotten more complicated and college, more expensive. These 15 books on college admissions and how to pay for college are the best guides…

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Four Ways to Navigate Tween and Teen Mood Swings and Emotions

Caring for kids during their tween and teen years can feel like riding a rollercoaster with no seat belt and a blindfold, never sure when the ride is going to dip or climb. While adolescents get a really bad rap because of their emotional lability and mood swings, here’s an important thing to remember: they…

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25 Best High School Graduation Gifts for 2022 Graduates (Under $100)

We have gathered a list of high school graduation gifts that look forward and backward. Presents like a quilt made of T-shirted memories, a special photo display of family and high school friends, or uniquely personal jewelry recall so much of what our teens are leaving behind. But other gifts on our list include some…

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36 Great Graduation Gift Ideas for Class of 2022 Grads

We were stumped for ideas for the best graduation gifts for high school graduates and reached out to our band of experienced parents for some wonderful suggestions. The number one graduation gift every year is cash. But if money is not on your list, here are dozens of suggestions of graduation gift ideas. Note: We are a…

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