It’s hard. I know. I’ve been there. You want your kids to have the BEST education available. You want them to want it as much as you do. You see them making some choices that you know they will regret. As hard as you try, you find yourself pressuring them to make the right […]
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Parenting college-bound teens without pushing
By Suzanne Shaffer on Wednesday, January 26th, 2011 | Comments Off on Parenting college-bound teens without pushing
Top 4 reasons to visit colleges this summer
By Suzanne Shaffer on Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010 | Comments Off on Top 4 reasons to visit colleges this summer
Summer is here and your high school junior might be thinking more about trips to the beach than about college plans, but this is the perfect time to start planning college visits! The earlier the better. If you haven’t already, sit down with your son or daughter and think about what colleges he or she might […]
Read More...College Roommates MUST Communicate!
By Suzanne Shaffer on Wednesday, June 9th, 2010 | 2 Comments
With so many college-bound teens headed to college in the fall, it’s important to know that roommates can cause some grief. The key to having a positive roommate experience is COMMUNICATION. That starts BEFORE you head off to college by making contact with your future roommate and setting up some mutually agreeable ground rules. Today’s […]
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Top 10 Do’s and Don’ts of parenting a college-bound teen
By Suzanne Shaffer on Thursday, May 20th, 2010 | Comments Off on Top 10 Do’s and Don’ts of parenting a college-bound teen
Last night, I watched a new popular sitcom called, “The Middle”. This show, while being extreme, personifies the trials and tribulations of parenting (especially teenagers). The teenage son is under-motivated and the teenage daughter is over-motivated. The parents are frustrated and at times complacent. These two teenage extremes pose a parenting dilemma: How do […]
Read More...This week's #CampusChat on Twitter
By Suzanne Shaffer on Monday, May 10th, 2010 | Comments Off on This week's #CampusChat on Twitter
Last week, several parents joined us for the FIRST #CampusChat on Twitter. This week, I’m the scheduled guest hosted by @collegevisit (Smart College Visit). Here’s all the info and I would LOVE to have you join us. Hot Topic: When & How to begin the College Admissions Process Curious about the College Admissions Process? When […]
Read More...10 Concepts Your Teen Should Learn BEFORE College
By Suzanne Shaffer on Thursday, April 29th, 2010 | 3 Comments
Today’s post was inspired by a chat last night on Twitter hosted by @TheOnlineMom and led by @BetsyBBraun. The topic of the chat was parenting, and the plethora of parenting advice reminded me that part of being a successful parent college coach begins long before they enter high school. Borrowing from the advice of […]
Read More...Career planning tips for parents of teens
By Suzanne Shaffer on Friday, April 2nd, 2010 | Comments Off on Career planning tips for parents of teens
Our guest blog post today is by Susan Posluszny, the founder of OPTIONS for Career & Life Planning, specializing in unique programs and services to support students with college major and career planning. Susan is a Master Career Counselor with over 25 years of career counseling experience including 18 years as a college career center […]
Read More...Friday Q&A-Dropping a high school course
By Suzanne Shaffer on Friday, March 12th, 2010 | Comments Off on Friday Q&A-Dropping a high school course
Each week I will be posting a question that parents ask, along with the answer. If you have a question you would like for me to address, please email me or direct message me on Twitter (@SuzanneShaffer) and I’ll be happy to feature it. Q. Is it ok for my teen to drop a high […]
Read More...Motivating an underachiever toward college
By Suzanne Shaffer on Wednesday, December 30th, 2009 | Comments Off on Motivating an underachiever toward college
One of my Twitter friends sent me a direct message the other day asking me how to deal with an underachiever high school student. Honestly, it’s a question I asked myself years ago when my son was an average student and not making any attempt to focus on college goals. Part of his lack […]
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