Lisa Endlich's Blog, page 63
July 19, 2023
The 10 Best Dorm Storage Items of 2023
Successful dorm living is all about creatively using the space they’re given. While we love the idea of decorating a dorm to reflect your college student’s personality and make the room feel like a true home away from home (the homesickness can be real!), even more practical is investing in smart dorm storage solutions to…
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July 15, 2023
The 7 Life Lessons I’ve Learned Road Tripping With My Teens
Some years back, when our boys were still in the years of wanting to spend their days holding our hands and exploring together, we started taking family road trips. My husband, a perfect Type-A planning machine, also happens to navigate the open road with a stamina for driving equivalent to a seasoned triathlete. We pile…
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July 14, 2023
Harvard Making Caring Common: New Study on Mental Health and Parent-Teen Relationships
Parents have long been concerned about their teens’ mental health. Before 2020 and then accelerating afterwards, there has been a sharp and disturbing rise in teens experiencing stress, anxiety, and depression. By 2021, the CDC reported that more than half of high school girls felt chronic sadness and hopelessness. But a new report just out…
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We’re Okay With Our Son Getting Thrown Out of His Academic Program
Well, we’re just into summer break, and already, I’m over it. Not the whole thing, but the part where I (again) live with a seventeen-year-old who (again) I do love very, very much. It’s just that he knows so very much while I know so very little. I see his logic, of course, what with…
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July 12, 2023
Estrangement: What Kind of Daughter Doesn’t Speak to Her Mother?
The room is quiet now. The lights are low. You are asleep, a white blanket pulled up close, your hands limp at your sides. A few hours earlier, the doctor ticked off all the betrayals of your body while a machine pumped air through your lungs. Advanced COPD. Pulmonary embolism. Heart failure. Now, the air…
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July 11, 2023
The Best Prime Day Laptop and Tech Deals for College Students
While it may seem early to start back-to-school shopping, Amazon Prime Day is a great time to save money on the laptops or tablets your kids might need for the coming year. Whether they’re starting high school or college — or somewhere in between — get them the latest and greatest technology at seriously discounted…
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The Best Prime Day Dorm Deals That You Actually Need for College
As we all know, dorm shopping is expensive. Luckily, there are many Amazon Prime Day dorm deals, so you can save on bedding, storage, study supplies, tech, and more, making it the BEST time to shop if you have a student going to college soon. To help you out, we’re rounding up the Grown and…
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July 10, 2023
Never Enough: What Parents Can Do to Push Back on Achievement Pressure
The following is an interview by Lisa Heffernan with Jennifer Wallace whose new book, Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic—And What We Can Do About It, will be released in August, 2023. LH: What is it about our current culture that has caused achievement pressure to reach a boiling point? JBW: Critics of modern…
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July 7, 2023
Last Day for Best Amazon Prime Day Deals Is Today
Amazon Prime member-exclusive sales event is Today July 12 We found some fantastic deals to share with you. We’ll add to this post over the next few days as we see specially-priced things you might love. If you’re not already a member of Prime, learn about all the benefits of Prime membership and the Amazon…
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Best Amazon Prime Day Deals for You and Your Family
Amazon Prime member-exclusive sales event is on July 11-12 (NOW) We found some fantastic deals to share with you. We’ll add to this post over the next few days as we see specially-priced things you might love. If you’re not already a member of Prime, learn about all the benefits of Prime membership and the…
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