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The Advice This College Professor Gave His Own Sons

When our eldest son went off to college, I shared with him some thoughts about how to thrive in his first year and beyond. Personally, I struggled through college. Sure, it was a challenge academically but, more than that, I didn’t have a good sense of how to approach college in a way that would…

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To Parents of High School Seniors: 9 Important Reminders

Over the years, I have been on the receiving end of panicked calls and inquiries from friends who are parents of high school seniors. They are preparing to send their child, often their first, off to college and maybe they call because I have been talking about the impending empty nest for a long time (my first child’s…

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Parents Weekend: 19 Dos and Don’ts of Visiting a Kid in College

The first time I visited one of my sons in college was a wonderful and awkward experience. He was thrilled to see us (thank goodness), and I held back tears of joy at seeing him for the first time since dropping off six weeks earlier. But we were on new and unsteady ground. This was…

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Why Young Adults Should Consider Getting Their First Credit Card in College

We partnered with Capital One to help explain the importance of student credit cards. All opinions are our own.  As adults, we’re often thought to have life “all figured out.” Whether knowing how to cook or manage money efficiently, our kids often look to us as examples. But just because you’re an adult who owns…

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7 Things NOT To Do After College Drop Off (Trust Us)

The first few days after we dropped our older daughter off at college were rough. I remember wandering around the house aimlessly and without purpose. It was uncharacteristically quiet and empty after the previous, hectic weeks leading up to move-in. I didn’t even recognize my clean dining room where all her stuff had been stacked,…

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8 Things to Remember on the Drive Back Home After Drop-Off

We know this day is coming. We hope for it, work hard for it and yet…when it arrives, we can find ourselves wishing it away. For 18 years we prepare to take our kids to college. We cultivate their independence, encourage their achievements and sit alongside them through the roller coaster ride of college admissions.…

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I Have Mixed Emotions About My Daughter Leaving for College

I know…I know we are all supposed to be offering odes to our college-bound children. I know, as we see the “time to move out!” pile grow taller, we are supposed to fully lean into our feelings of sadness and despair and question how, exactly, we will move on with an empty bed in our homes.  And it’s…

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Shopping at the Mall With Friends in the ’80s Was the Best

A week ago, I had to run to the mall for a few things, and I ended up in a department store I hadn’t been in for almost two decades. I needed a bathroom, and the restroom I usually use was under construction, so, the nice custodian reminded me there was one in the neighboring…

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The Summer My Mother Taught Me One Final Lesson

Like many of you, I learned how to color as a child. My mother is the one who taught me how to hold crayons and markers in my hand to draw versus eating them or sticking them up my nose. She taught me how to (somewhat) stay within the lines and gently tear the completed…

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What I Felt When My Son’s Not-So-Little Hand Reached for Mine

It happened on the way to Target and took me by complete surprise. I didn’t see it coming and in fact, I thought that moment had drifted just beyond my grasp. Parker and I were stopping at Target to pick up a few items that were on my list and 57 others that weren’t. The…

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