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6 Things All Parents Need to Know About Winter Break

Brace yourself, winter break is right around the corner.  It is long Your teen has been away for months, with maybe a short break and a couple of days home at Thanksgiving. The little time you have spent with your daughter seemed way too short and you are looking forward to having her home for…

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Parenting Creative Children Towards Lofty (and Risky) Goals

Nick and Nancy Robinson are living the parenting dream.  Their son, Porter Robinson, stands center stage in a sold-out arena as thousands of ecstatic fans push forward, screaming and clamoring to get closer. The crowd quiets between songs and a 3-D rendering of a house, reminiscent of their home in rural North Carolina, appears on…

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9 Things Students Need to Do Before They Leave Campus for Break

I am one of hundreds, perhaps thousands of people navigating around your college students as they stumble through the waning days of their fall semester. My husband is one of their professors and our family lives in a residential college for first-years in a midwestern university. We are your student’s neighbors and sometimes their friends.…

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Are Colleges Asking Students to Redact Their Test Scores?

When high school senior Annie* saw an email from the regional admissions counselor at her first-choice university in her inbox this November, her heart skipped a beat. But the email left Annie feeling confused. In a friendly tone, he asked if she would like to reconsider submitting her ACT score as part of her application…

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Family Game Night 2021: The Ultimate List of Games

Parents are always searching for ways to spend low-pressure, quality, fun time with our kids and family game night is the perfect answer. We made selecting the right game for your family easy with our crowd-sourced list of the ultimate family game night games.   Note: We receive small amounts of compensation from purchases made…

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Last Minute Christmas Gifts for Teens and College Students (2021)

Are you rushing around trying to find the perfect last minute Christmas gift? We’ve got fantastic ideas for you including the trendy brands your teens and young adults want plus some of the most popular Grown and Flown gifts this year. Don’t delay as cut-off dates for free or regular shipping are earlier this year…

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Why Lifetime’s “Under The Christmas Tree” is a Perfect Gift of a Movie

What do you get when a self-proclaimed tree whisperer and a “Christmas nerd” bond and clash (and then bond again) over the town’s legendary, iconic, and perfect tree? A whole bunch of crossed signals and a completely heartwarming movie! Lifetime’s Under The Christmas Tree, airing December 19th at 8 PM ET has everything you expect…

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Your Students Are Coming Home And It’s Going to Be OK – Really

College moms and college dads, as your student’s first semester on campus draws to a close, at the end of this somewhat normal — but not really — time period, I want to share in a little (admittedly one-sided) discussion with you. Think of it as a gentle heads-up about what may be in store…

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Once My Nest Emptied, I Just Started to Declutter EVERYTHING

There were seven of us in our five-bedroom house. Every closet overflowed with toys and clothes and shoes. Oh, the shoes. The kitchen cabinets were crammed with three incomplete and chipped sets of dishes, mismatched pots and pans, souvenir cups, and mugs from trips long since forgotten. The garage stored old soccer balls, bikes with…

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Five Hard and Blunt Truths About College Life in 2021

Alright, there will be no sugar-coating here. If you want to hear the lowdown about college, keep reading. If you want to keep safe and warm in a cocoon of propaganda and feel-good placations, hit the back button and keep scrolling.   I’m the parent of two college students, one about to graduate and one…

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