Lisa Endlich's Blog, page 166
October 12, 2020
Letter to College Students Who’re Living at Home, From a Fellow Student
If you are a college student living at home taking your classes online this semester, this letter is for you. Dear College Student, Your college experience, at least for this year, has been changed due to the pandemic. You aren’t able to get the authentic, typical “college experience” of living in the dorms, attending large…
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Mom and Dad, Please Stay Out Of My High School
My 15-year-old son won’t let me volunteer at his high school. It’s not that he thinks it’s too nerdy to engage in school events. He’s a super involved guy, who leads clubs and participates in an array of activities. He just resists the idea of me and his father being physically with him in that…
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October 10, 2020
Stocking Stuffers for Teens and College Kids That Will Make Them Smile (2020)
When your older kid lumbers into the family room on Christmas morning, takes their stocking down from the mantle and looks inside, you might catch a glimpse of their little kid self. Here are our favorite trendy and traditional stocking stuffers for teens, college kids and young adults. We are a reader-supported site and receive…
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Trailer for “The West Wing” Reunion to Get Out the Vote Is Awesome
Yesterday a brand new trailer for The West Wing dropped and if you haven’t watched it, be prepared for the chills it will send up your spine. The theme music alone (music from W. G. Snuffy Walden) is enough to stir up great memories and grand emotions. The show ran from 1999-2006 and, during its…
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October 8, 2020
2020 Holiday Gifts Under $50 That College Kids and Teens Will Love
We’ve found holiday gifts under $50 for college kids and teens that are practical and others that are just for fun. Some gifts will make their lives easier and others will make their dorms or first apartments feel much more like home. All of these are birthday or Christmas gift ideas that they will love.…
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How I Respond to My Teen Daughter’s Meltdowns Helps Us Both
Teenage girls don’t have tantrums. They have cosmic explosions. I’m pretty sure a 15-year old girl caused the Big Bang. Teens in the throes of a meltdown will put a two-year old to shame. This is when you’ll hear the dreaded “You’re ruining my life!” or “Why am I part of this family?” and the…
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October 6, 2020
A Simple Way to Start the College Conversation With Your Teen
As parents seek to engage their high school-age children in early discussions about their ambitions for pursuing a higher education – including at traditionally four-year institutions, as well as community colleges – we recommend they consider using a simple, decidedly low-tech device to begin recording their initial thinking: an old-fashioned index card. In our new…
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October 5, 2020
Nine Keys to College Success: What the Research Shows
For years college feels like an endpoint, the focus of so much of our kids’ energies. But it turns out to be just a beginning. Parents and high school teachers try to prepare teen’s for college, but what are the factors that help create college success? We have reviewed years of research and present nine…
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October 4, 2020
I’m a Teacher and I’m on an Emotional Roller Coaster Right Now
Sometimes emotions hit you when you least expect them. Today, it was in a Target parking lot after seeing a student I had never gotten the opportunity to say goodbye to last spring. The past several months have been filled with sadness and disappointment for everyone. But, for teachers in particular, the last few weeks…
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Are My Family’s Thanksgiving Plans Safe? Covid Risk by County
As parents think about their teens at college or consider traveling over the holidays, the risk of Covid-19 by geography becomes paramount. Is the college town in a safer area? Do the grandparents live in a high risk town? We no longer need to speculate. A Harvard University collaborative launched a tool this summer that…
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