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The Essential College Dorm First Aid Kit, Explained
How do you put together a first aid kit for your college kid? With a little time and thought, and they’ll thank you later.
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12 Essential College Dorm Items Missing From Every Packing List
There’s the official packing list, and then there’s what should go to college with your kid because they’ll thank you for it once they’re there.
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Gearing up for College: College Dining Meal Plan Options
You thought your kid getting into college was the end of the decision-making, but now you have a whole new set of decisions to make! Like, college dining plans.
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‘Tis the Season… to Panic About Shopping for Teens
It may only be early October, but if you find holiday shopping for a teen a monumental task, read this and relax a little. It’s okay!
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D-Day: College Dorm Drop-Off and Beyond
Was the first college dorm drop-off the stuff of legends? Actually, it felt remarkably normal, even as everything is changing, now.
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Should You Use a Care Package Service for Your College Freshman?
A reader with a new college freshman wants my take on those college care package services; Here’s my breakdown of the pros and cons of these services.
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Getting Ready for College: Digging Out the Past to Pack for the Future
Who knew that helping my pack rat kid dig out her room before college would actually make me laugh?
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The Good, the Bad, and the Dorm
I’ve been focusing so much energy on getting ready to let go of my college freshman, I forgot I was going to have to do a trial run with her brother, first.
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ADHD in the Dorm: What To Buy
Those generic “what to buy for your college freshman” lists are missing some key items for our kids coping with ADHD. I’ve got some additions for that list.
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College Worries, Big and Small
As I try to prepare both my kid for college and myself for her launch out of the nest next year, I’m realizing my worrying strategy may be skewed.
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Senior Year Retail Therapy
Am I crazy for shopping for my kid’s college dorm room nearly a year ahead of time? Crazy like a fox, maybe. I have my reasons.
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Laundry Cheat Sheet for Your College-Bound Graduate
Do you know a graduate that will need this when s/he leaves for college soon? Just download a copy of my Laundry Cheat Sheet and print to share with him or her.