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December 3, 2017
Vaping: What Parents Need To Know
If you are like me, you have some vague notion of what vaping is, but you couldn’t explain it if you tried and until recently you had never even heard of Juuling.
Our teens are vaping in large numbers so let me attempt to clear away some of the mist.
Vaping-What is it?
According to the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (NCASA) vaping is the, “act of inhaling and exhaling the aerosol, often referred to as vapor, which is produced by an e-cigarette or si...
December 2, 2017
Here are Our Favorite Christmas Gifts for Grandparents
As hard as it is to find the holiday gifts for our kids, it’s even more challenging to find Christmas gifts for grandparents. Many have begun the process of downsizing and really don’t need or want more stuff, but it is the gift-giving season so, of course, we want to get them something. Here are some ideas for presents that you might not have thought of.
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Home for the Holidays? Here are the 8 Things to Expect From College Kids
You’ve been dreaming of this moment since you dropped them off in August—the sweet reunion of your baby returning home from college for the holidays. But before your vision of a fairy tale homecoming is shattered by disappointment, here are eight common things to expect, as well as how to make the most of your time together.
8 Things To Expect When Your College Kid Returns Home For the Holidays
1. They’ll annihilate your laundry room.
Prepare for them to come home with an obscene amount of d...
December 1, 2017
18 Items That Will Make Your Hanukkah Bright
Hanukkah is fast approaching and here is everything you need, from a menorah to our favorite candles to chocolate gelt, to celebrate in style.
Favorite Hanukkah GiftsCards Against Humanity: Jew Pack [image error]
Sock It To Me Women’s Knee Funky Mazel Toes Socks [image error]
Chef Apron [image error]
Eco-Friendly Multicolored Chanukkah Candles [image error]
Gift Wrap [image error]
Star of David Inset Cutting Board [image error]
Latke Platter [image error]
Chanukkah Latke Platter [image error]
Popcorn with Drizzled Chocolate Pie [image error]
November 29, 2017
Bullying at School: What Would You Do as a Parent?
How far would you go to find out if your child was being bullied in school? Did this mom go too far or did the school act inappropriately in calling in the police?
Sarah Sims’ fourth grade daughter complained to her mom that she was being bullied at her Norfolk Virginia public school. Sims says that after hearing her daughter’s allegations, she reached out to school officials but received no response. That’s when she decided to take the matter into her own hands by sending her daughter to sc...
Lions and Tigers and Bears on the Road to College
Remember the scene in The Wizard of Oz where Dorothy, the Scarecrow and the Tin Man are cowering together, looking over each other’s shoulders as they make their way through the dark forest?
“Lions and tigers and bears,” says Dorothy, putting names to their fears. They have convinced themselves that unseen menaces are stalking them, coming closer with each step they take along the yellow brick road.
Sometimes I feel like I am on that same road, but instead of hearing the footsteps of voracio...
Does Your Kid Want to Live in a House in College? 9 Things to Know
Last spring, my phone buzzed with a text I was dreading, yet expecting from my younger son. He and three friends were on their way to meet a landlord at a house they were interested in renting the next fall. Hearing from my son didn’t cause me anxiety—I welcome texts, calls, even smoke signals from either of my sons. Instead, it was the dreaded feeling of horrible-housing Deja vu.
The spring before his senior year, his brother signed a lease for a house across the street from campus. (Aft...
How to Parent a Type T Teen
Not long ago, my husband and son were trout fishing in the river that ran behind our house. On this particular winter day, the Chattahoochee was low and clear and as cold as ice. My son cast his line, and it caught on a branch that overhung the water. He pulled and yanked and tried to work it free, but to no avail. Reaching for his pocketknife, my husband prepared to cut the line.
“Don’t cut it. I want that lure,” my son yelled. “I got this!” My husband and I tried to reason with him, “Let t...
November 28, 2017
4 Reasons Why the FAFSA Is For Every Student
When I think back to my senior year in high school, the words FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) and financial aid were rarely uttered by anyone in my college process, not even a college counselor. Fortunately, my mother was well-versed and we filed religiously.
Six years later I work for Frank, a fin-tech startup that specializes in simplifying the financial aid process. The fact that issues surrounding financial aid are so hush-hush is pretty ironic if you ask me. In truth, t...
November 27, 2017
Top Cyber Monday Deals You Want to Look at Right Now!
Today’s the day to nab some of the fantastic Cyber Monday deals on presents you’ve had your eye on for weeks. We were thrilled when we saw that many of our very favorite gifts for teens and young adults have been discounted at Amazon and some of our other favorite sites today.
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