Lisa Endlich's Blog, page 132
May 11, 2021
Pediatrician: Why Our Teens’ Lives Should NOT Go Back to “Normal”
“When will life get back to normal?” It’s been a persistent thought and a frequently asked question for every one of us over the past year. As parents, we’ve had to grapple with not only our own uncertainties and impatience, but with those of our children as well. And if you parent an adolescent, you…
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May 10, 2021
High School Senior at Home? Why You Need to Dote on Them
Do you have a high school senior at home? This letter is for you. Dear Mom of a High School Senior, If you’re feeling the need to spoil your child a little this year—a need to go out of your way to help them and hang out with them and do sweet things for them…
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May 6, 2021
Dear Freshman, Welcome Home and Here’s What Changed Since You Left
Like many empty-nesters, I spent all last summer reading countless articles about the whole children leaving for college process. From how I would feel to what to do about how I would feel, I typically read them with a glass of wine in one hand and a box of tissues in the other. Turns out,…
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Dorm Wall Décor: 12 Best Ways to Decorate Your Dorm Walls 2021
Decorating dorm walls is one of the most fun parts of moving into college. It is a way to express yourself and be creative. Dorm decorations can also make great high school graduation gifts! Make sure to check the residence life section of your website to make sure you follow all the rules for decorating…
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What the End of a Pandemic School Year Feels Like to This Teacher
If you know a teacher, you know that 4th quarter fatigue is a real thing. Don’t believe me? Just ask any educator you know. But be sure to do so prior to 8:30 at night. Otherwise, they are almost guaranteed to be asleep on the couch while their favorite Netflix show continues to play quietly…
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Open Letter to the Class of 2021, Welcome to the “Classroom of Life”
Dear Class of 2021, I write to you not as a veteran, experienced mother or an esteemed professional whose accomplishments render me worthy of delivering counsel as is customary in marking these milestones. Rather, I reach out to you as a fellow student. A student of life. Let me explain. After thirteen years of standardized…
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May 5, 2021
My Mother Has Little Memory of Our Past, But I Do
In my mother’s eyes. I see her past. The one she told me about when I was a child, and the one I came to understand as a woman. I see the poverty she described living in as a little girl and the strength that comes to those who made it through. I see the…
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May 3, 2021
The Anguish I Feel In the Card Aisle Each and Every Mother’s Day
Every year it comes to this. Every year for twenty-two springs, at some point during the first full week of May, I have found myself in Target or a grocery store or at a Hallmark in a mall, standing in front of the Mother’s Day cards with a lump in my throat. Sometimes, depending on…
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Where are the Facebook Posts About Young Adults Who Mess Up?
I look at Facebook, that toxic mix of people I love and people I envy. Distant cousins, classmates, back-fence friends from childhood, college friends, workmates, neighbors, moms from long-ago volunteer commitments in this club or that team from my kids’ journeys through elementary, middle, and high school. People post the good news on Facebook This…
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26 Tips To Help Your Teen Take on the World
I spent much of my career in management – hiring young people, training them and, in some cases, wondering how they managed to get through a year of college and the Starbucks drive-thru. I have to say, working with people in their 20’s did more to guide my parenting than anything I learned from parenting…
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