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Family Weekend: How to Bring Lofty Expectations Down to Earth

You dropped junior off at college about six weeks ago. Separating from him was challenging but on the trip home, you soothed yourself with the thought that you’d be returning to campus to see him in a month or two for Parents’ Weekend or Family Weekend or whatever your school chooses to call it.  …

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You and Your College Student Will Find Your Own Way to Separate

I’ve been seeing a lot of posts in the Grown and Flown Parents group from parents who are desperately worried about their kids adjusting to school. The posts are angsty and full of recriminations. Does my child call too little or too often? Is it coddling to let them come home for the weekend? Should we…

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The First College Move-in Is Only the First of Many

It’s that time of year, and my social media feeds are full of photos. The faces and locations change, but almost to a one, they are essentially the same. Carloads of bins and boxes; packing mayhem and the ubiquitous blue bags; 18-year-olds looking eager, looking anxious, looking impatient; moms and dads looking proud, looking emotional, looking…

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I’m a Year Out From College Drop Off, I Know You Will Be Fine

As I flip my calendar to September this morning, I think to myself, “What a difference a year makes.” Fifty-two weeks ago, we were in last-ditch effort mode of making sure we had bought everything on the dorm list and that we had rented a car big enough to fit all that stuff into. We…

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How NOT to Worry About Your College Student

I wrote a very popular meme a few years ago that simply said, I thought I used to ‘worry’ a lot when my kids were little. Then I had teenagers. You know what I would give right now to worry about nap times and sippy cups? Everything. It was right at the time my firstborn…

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Here Are the ABCs of College Life

A mom writes her college-bound son a goodbye letter:  ABCs of College Life A – ALARM Set it! But not so loud that it also wakes up your roommate. Even for naps. Set it when you need to be at work, have a test, etc. (USE YOUR PLANNER TOO!!) B – BREAKFAST Eat it! Maybe…

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Connecting to My Autistic Son Through Our Shared Love of Music

“It’s Raining Men is in my head,'” says my son the second I trudge into the kitchen on an unseasonably cold Saturday morning. The chill in the air is matched by the aloof but not unexpected greeting from my fully awake 16-year-old. There’s no “Good morning.” Not even a “Mom, what’s for breakfast?” At this particularly…

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Dear Daughter, Now That You’re in College, Please Remember This

You’ve moved in, the decorative lights, stick and peel wallpaper, or college flags are tacked to your dorm wall, and pictures have been shared online. School is in session, and you’ve had your first taste of freedom to choose what to eat (or not), when to go to bed (or not) and how to spend…

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What to Expect When Your Baby Starts High School

The world shifts a bit when your baby goes off to high school. Yes, you might still pack the same lunchbox with the same peanut butter sandwich they brought to middle school last year or even elementary school before that. But now they can take that sandwich off campus to eat with friends you’ve never met…

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How to Help Your Teen Survive a Bad College Roommate Situation

After the emotional blur of freshman year, we felt confident as we prepared for my daughter Emily’s sophomore year drop-off. We never anticipated that she would experience roommate issues as a seasoned sophomore. That drama was for freshmen, right? And, given that my daughter (an only child) had survived freshman year in a forced triple,…

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