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Tips for Helping Your College-Bound Teen Reduce Stress

By on Monday, January 24th, 2011 | 1 Comment

Is your college-bound teenager feeling stressed about going to college? Let your teen know he or she is not alone; it happens to a lot of college-bound teenagers. Teens feel stressed when they perceive a situation to be difficult, dangerous, or painful. Those going off to college often worry about finding new friends, fitting in […]

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Parenting is NOT for cowards!

By on Tuesday, December 21st, 2010 | No Comments

Recently I received an email from one of my list subscribers telling me that parents want more than the facts, they want the DETAILS. Then I received an email from a distressed parent, concerned that her son was making the wrong college choice and she wanted to know what to do and how to react. […]

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My Top 10 Posts–Helping Parents Parent

By on Thursday, November 11th, 2010 | No Comments

After reading Chris’ guest blog post on Character (The #1 Key to Success in College), I felt it might be prudent to bring back my “best of the best” posts specifically directed toward helping parents parent their college-bound teens. Feel free to pass the link along to other parents (pretty please????). 1. Is college just […]

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The Number One Key To Success In College

By on Monday, November 8th, 2010 | No Comments

What is the primary key for your kids to succeed in college? grades – avoiding procrastination – passion – friends-scholarships – study time – lots of beer (just kidding…although some kids think that) Here it is parents!  Get out your journal, grab a pen…you don’t want to miss this one! CHARACTER M-W.com definition of character: […]

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Is college just about ROI?

By on Friday, November 5th, 2010 | No Comments

This week on #CampusChat there was a guest that informed us that college is a bad investment for a large percentage of teens. Granted, I could see her point (You can read the transcript here). Many teens aren’t ready for college. I agree it is important to counsel our teens on finding out what they […]

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Should everyone go to college?

By on Tuesday, October 19th, 2010 | 2 Comments

  I read an article recently in The Atlantic: “In the Basement of the Ivory Tower“, that gave me some food for thought. It’s been on my mind for quite awhile, especially since I have a close friend who is a financial aid counselor at one of those infamous “for profit” colleges. She would answer […]

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A CollegeParent Partnership

By on Monday, August 23rd, 2010 | 5 Comments

With all the recent talk of helicopter parents, I’ve picked up on some slight disdain from academia when it comes to parent involvement. Granted, there are some parents that would make any admissions representative pull their hair out. But I would like to think that there are so many more parents who view their role […]

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That all-important college deal-breaker

By on Monday, July 26th, 2010 | 4 Comments

Over the last few weeks, I’ve been having conversations on Twitter about the emotional aspect of choosing a college. A recent study was just completed on this subject by the University of North Carolina and discussed in the Washington Post. One of my Twitter contacts, John T. Lawlor, recently participated in two retreats with admissions […]

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Being realistic about college debt

By on Tuesday, June 29th, 2010 | 2 Comments

It’s been in the news lately and it came up in a #CollegeBound chat yesterday: graduating with too much student loan debt. I wanted to lend my voice to the topic today and give parents something to think about and use in the future. As I have said previously, I have a unique perspective in […]

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Can that long-distance relationship survive?

By on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 | No Comments

Today’s guest post from The Real College Guide editors gives some positive input on the pros and cons of long-distance relationships. My daughter ended her senior year of high school “in love” and even questioned going off to college. Under my STRONG advice, she did go away and eventually they grew apart. Neither was ready […]

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