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10 Summer Activities for Teens to Help Them Stay Healthy and Engaged

As communities begin to open up and families slowly emerge out of pandemic living, many parents have asked me, “What should my kids be doing this summer so they are prepared for the next school year?” Parents worried about “learning loss” this year are wondering if they should be making kids do math worksheets, hiring…

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Guide to ROTC Programs and Scholarships for College Students

Many of us are familiar with ROTC programs and scholarships for college students. But if you haven’t had a family member or close friend go through ROTC, you may be unaware of what it entails. Here are the basics on ROTC, some current students’ perspectives, and why it might make sense for your student. The…

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Top Twelve Dorm Shopping Mistakes (2021)

With high school graduation almost behind us, we are focused in the day we will drop off our youngest at their freshmen dorms. Though we prefer to ignore the inevitable, it’s time to get them ready for the tiny new living spaces that will be their homes away from home. Five years ago, we were…

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25 Best High School Graduation Gifts for 2021 Graduates

We have gathered a list of high school graduation gifts that look forward and backward. Gifts that have been in the family for generations or quilts made of T-shirted memories recall so much of what our kids are leaving behind. With these, they will have a bit of home traveling with them as they leave.…

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Letter to My Freshman Self: Nine Regrets I Have From College

As I celebrate graduation from college, I look back with joy but also realize that there are a few things I wish I had done differently. Even though I had a lot of fun during college and truly enjoyed it, I have some regrets and hope that sharing them might keep someone else from making…

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Thirteen Lessons My Son and I Learned During His First Year of College

My son just finished his first year of college. While his classes were virtual, his living experience was not and every time I look at him, I see a little boy I want to smother with hugs and kisses and make him a grilled cheese sandwich, just the way he likes it (yellow mustard in…

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My Father’s Secret for Getting Us Out of Bed was Really a Life Lesson

Growing up, it wasn’t easy to get my brothers or me out of bed. My mother tired of the rigamarole early on (it was a fairly hopeless business) and by high school, the job of getting us to the bus stop on time was left to my dad. His method was to open a window…

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12 of the Funniest, Most Relatable Memes About Parenting Teens

If there’s anything parents of teens need on a daily basis, it’s a little comic relief. Because this season of life is HARD. We’ve compiled a dozen of the funniest memes about parenting teens. Read and relate… Aww, man, I can’t believe I didn’t win this one! I worked SO hard for that title. Next…

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Being the Mom of Teens Makes Me Feel Completely Invisible

My daughter sent me a text that she wanted to go to Walmart to check out some new bodysuit-type things this afternoon after not talking to me all day. She’s been up in her room, didn’t want to come down and have lunch with me and I got a major attitude when I asked her…

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The Legal Documents You Need When Your Child Turns 18

Later this month, your youngest child will turn 18. Before she heads out the door, make sure you have a legal document to keep her protected. It seems morbid to prepare health care documents for healthy young people, but accidents and illnesses happen to young adults, and you want to be the one making decisions…

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