Lisa Endlich's Blog, page 95
July 30, 2022
Yale Grad to College Students: 14 Ways to Improve Study Habits
Editor’s note: In college, it took me 3 semesters to outgrow my awful study habits from high school and I had to do it the hard way. Here are some tips from a Yale alum on his way to a PhD on how to study effectively in college and ensure your success. My experience in…
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July 29, 2022
College President has 5 Pieces of Advice to the Class of 2026
Dear Class of 2026: Welcome to college. The next chapter of your education story will be very different from all those that came before. College will present you with a rich and expansive range of opportunities. The next few weeks and months will be full of firsts – some intriguing, some a bit daunting, and…
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Parents Should Do Their Best to Avoid ‘We Parenting’
We love our kids, we want to be part of their lives but “We” can become a problem. As a school counselor and adolescent therapist, I’d like to offer a type of “we” sport I observe with some frequency, and it’s one I’m going to suggest parents try their best to avoid: “We Parenting”. You…
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July 26, 2022
Complete Guide to Creating a LinkedIn Profile While in High School
Students who start building their professional network in high school have an advantage over those who wait until after college, and having a LinkedIn presence is pretty much a prerequisite for networking. So what does a high schooler actually add to their LinkedIn profile – and how do they stand out, especially when they have…
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Launching Again: The College Do-Over My Daughter Deserves
We know that we are not alone. We may have felt alone over the past 18 months, but we know that there are many families who are still picking up the pieces that slipped through their hands when our children’s world was upended. For some, that disruption came just as they were beginning to see…
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Living In China Prepared My Son for College (and Me to Let Go)
As I get ready to send my firstborn off to college, I’ve been thinking back over the teachers who have shaped him along the way. His elementary school teachers gave him a love of reading and developed his writing skill; in middle school they encouraged him to work ahead in math. In high school his…
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If My Teens Are Staying Home Then So Am I
As a mom to three young kids, I used to steal a few moments here or there in the bathroom or in my closet or anywhere they wouldn’t find me. I looked forward to the weekly grocery shopping like it was a day at the spa. I’d go every Monday when my husband got home…
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The Social Media App Every Parent Needs to Know About But Has Never Heard Of
When it comes to social media apps, don’t blink, or you’ll miss the newest trend. This week’s star is BeReal, an app that has become known as the anti-Instagram, eschewing preening and posing for unfiltered reality. As the name indicates, the makers of the new app just want us to “be real.” Sales of the…
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July 22, 2022
7 Ways Your Teen Can Make Orientation a Great Start for College
I was sitting in traffic the first time I felt it, and then again when I was setting the table for family pizza night. I have come to know this brief fluttering kind of heartache. It is a tangle of love and excitement mixed with some despair. It is knowing that next month my daughter is leaving for…
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July 21, 2022
College Packing List: 20 Last-Minute Items NOT TO FORGET
Your college student may be nearly done packing for school and there is a pile of their belongings growing higher every day in the corner of their bedroom, in the hallway, or both. Before you load up the car, take a look at these last-minute items to consider packing for your teen. Note: We…
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