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Our family was no exception. The minute my kids entered 9 th grade, we were foisted into a campaign for college from counselors, coaches, teachers, and the outside world. We felt like just another ...

Talk over classes they will be taking in the fall. This is of course their choice, but let them share their thoughts about their future academic direction. Buy the IKEA blue bags for college packing.

Entering college, I was very shy and quiet. I am an introvert, and I value my alone time. This made it kind of difficult for me to make friends, and throughout freshman year, I felt very alone. I ...

If you’ve been busy preparing to send your child to college, you may have already begun to experience an avalanche of advice from well-meaning people. And chances are, that chunk of icy instruction ...

I am slightly biased since I am a dad, but I think that buying awesome Father’s Day gifts is so much fun nowadays. This is because dads are diverse and interesting, meaning that you’ll be presented ...

Jill Orban is a freelance writer and mother of 4 teenage and young adult boys, as well as 40 other teenagers through her church youth group. She is a worship leader, ½ marathon runner, and novelist in ...

Once you accept and understand these ten things about parenting, life will be easier… 10 Truisms About Parenting 1. Don’t try to change your children I presumed that if I parented “correctly” I could ...

My son wished that I had let him fail He had turned things around for himself in 12th grade. He was doing much better academically, engaging in class discussions at school, willingly seeking out extra ...

Surviving a bad college roommate situation 1. Don’t be passive-aggressive In other words, if there is a conflict, address it, don’t just make snarky side comments. According to my daughter, both ...

Remember the moments that seemed insignificant, just as vividly as the ones that seemed momentous. These are the foundation of you- how you have been built experience by experience, each one giving ...

The things I didn’t realize when dad died I didn’t realize how the ripple effect would reshape my relationship with my mother, how my children would never truly get to know the father I loved so ...