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How to Help Teens Find a Good College Fit, From a University President

Let me start with an observation. The college search process has changed a lot over the last decade, as the general economy has continued to shift. For many families, selecting a college is considered among the most important decisions they will make. Families are looking at a competitive job market and believe this decision will…

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How to Prepare for a Virtual Career Fair at College: Step-by-Step

School-sponsored career fairs are an excellent way to find a job or internship. Due to the pandemic, almost all career and job fairs have been moved to a virtual format. This means that instead of being able to mingle and just walk up to whichever companies you find interesting, you will need to plan out…

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Twelve Ways Parents Can Support Their Teens’ Teachers

If there’s one thing parents have learned from 2020, it’s that teachers are superstars. Of course, most of us knew this already, but last spring when schools shut down, in many cases with little or no time to prepare, we saw our teachers pivot hard and transition to new and challenging ways of planning, teaching,…

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Dear Mom and Dad, Please Stick With Me

Dear Mom and Dad,  Please stick with me.  I can’t think clearly right now because there is a rather substantial section of my prefrontal cortex missing. It’s a fairly important chunk, something having to do with rational thought. You see, it won’t be fully developed until I’m about 25. And from where I sit, 25…

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Christmas Gifts for College Students: 15 Favorites They Will Love (2020)

To help you with some new Christmas gift ideas for college students and teens, here’s a list of some of our favorites. These are perfect for both current students and those who will be freshmen next fall. Note: We are a reader-supported site and receive compensation from purchases through some of the links in this list. Favorite…

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When the Text Flashes Across My Screen, “Mom, I Got Some Bad News”

“Mom, I got bad news totally out of the blue.” The text flashes across my screen. “You free?” My heart starts to pound. My hands get sweaty. “Yes.” I respond, gathering my bundle-of-nerves mom self as together as possible. Waiting for my son to let me know his “bad” news was agonizing I feel the…

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Why This Mom Texts Her Son, Even When He’s In the Next Room

I’m not too lazy to walk across the living room. Well, okay, maybe sometimes I am. But that’s not (usually) why I text my teen, even when he’s under the same roof. And I’m not talking about requests to move the laundry to the dryer or please grab me a Diet Coke. It’s more “How…

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High School Teacher: We Need to Add Cell Phones to the List of Worries

I teach high school, and there’s something I see happening today that worries me more than the global pandemic: cell phone addiction. In the hallways I see kids on their phones instead of laughing with friends between classes. As I walk through the courtyard during lunch, I see students sitting alone (often by choice), hunched over…

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Being the Parent of a Young Adult Means Doing These 17 Things

As near as I can tell, the reason no one has written “What To Expect When You’re Expecting a Young Adult” is that no one who’s ever parented one of these wonderful but often mystifying creatures feels like enough of an expert to write the thing. Over the past few months, I’ve prefaced announcements to…

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Pediatrician Says Bullying Prevention Starts at Home, Here’s How

One time there was a child, 8 years old and still covered in the sweet layer of baby chub before stretching and thinning out in puberty, standing in line to go to the cafeteria to eat lunch with his class.  A group of 5th graders on the cusp of puberty walked by the younger class…

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