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The 14 Best Sick Care Package Ideas to Send to Students

Spring might be coming early this year, but the cold season remains in full swing. If your teen is away at school for the first time, being sick without anyone there to care for you can be scary and overwhelming. While you might not be able to be on campus, nothing says you’re thinking of…

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The Six Social Skills Students Need in College and Beyond

When teens and young adults picture social settings, most of them envision physical spaces with their peers, online communication, or possibly family gatherings. Most don’t think about the social skills required for success in college, particularly when it comes to life beyond their peers. Yes, it will be important to participate in clubs, student events,…

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Why the College Decision Just Doesn’t Matter

It’s late winter, so high school seniors everywhere are finished with college applications and are now just “waiting to hear.” That’s how their parents will phrase it when they bump into friends at the grocery store and are asked where Sally or Jack is going to college: “Well, she’s applied to blah blah blah and…

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11 Things From the ‘90s That My Teens Just Can’t Understand

My three kids love to remind me that I was born in the 1900s. So, a few years ago when Top Gun: Maverick came out and we were all going to see it at the theater and I told them they should watch the first one they said, “We’re not going to watch something from…

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I Never Expected That One Word Could Mean So Much to Me

Last year, shortly after moving my first-born into his freshman dorm and hugging him goodbye with tears in my eyes, I learned which type of college student he was going to be. The type that does not feel the need to call home. I should have known. He has always been independent and mature, so…

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To The Widowed Moms: I See You

There is hope. It may not seem like there is, but there is. My 25-year-old daughter just got engaged to her fabulous long-term girlfriend. She graduated college and has a great career in fashion. She is happy. My 23-year-old daughter graduated college, is pursuing a graduate degree in psychology, and has a wonderful boyfriend. She…

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The 48 Best High School Graduation Gifts of 2024

The time has finally come for your high schooler to graduate. Congratulations! To reward them for all their accomplishments, it’s nice to give them something special aside from cash (which is always the number one gift every year). We were stumped for ideas for the best high school graduation gifts, so we reached out to…

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I’m a College Senior, Here are 10 Books I Wish I’d Read Before College

Entering college is a big life transition with many new challenges and learning opportunities academically and personally. In my life, during transition or growth, I turn to books to help me. Most college students already have a hefty reading list for classes, so reading for pleasure is often put on the back burner. However, reading…

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I Am No Longer Anyone’s Legal Guardian, Pass the Pencil

A recent theme in social media these days is the tagline….”you never know the last time you’ll carry your child” or “the last time you’ll give them a bath or read the bedtime story.” All of a sudden you just don’t. You might not even realize these “last times” until months or perhaps even years…

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The 14 Best Home Gym Equipment Pieces to Build Your Bonus

When your child flies off to college or post-grad life, their absence may leave a space in your heart. It also leaves you with some new space in your home. Not sure what to do with this new, wide-open room? Once you’ve checked (and double-checked) that your child isn’t expecting you to maintain a shrine…

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