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Is Your College Kid Vaccinated for Meningitis B?
Most parents are unaware or confused about the vaccines available for meningitis. Here is more information about the important and potentially life-saving Meningitis B vaccination.
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What Parents and College Kids Need to Know About Absentee Voting
How can college students make sure they get their ballot and their vote counted? What college kids (and their parents) need to know about voting in 2020.
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Great Graduation Speeches: Because We All Need A Little Inspiration
There are some graduation speeches that seem to resonate with a lot of us. They make us think, laugh, and hopefully embolden us to be better people.
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Bring On the Commencement Speeches
It’s graduation season which means the commencement speeches are starting to roll in on YouTube. Which means we all get to hear them now. Here are two recent ones that blew me away.
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Thoughts From An Almost-Empty Nest
I never felt like the years were flying by until now, and with my kids finishing up high school, we’re thinking about what comes next after they go.
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College Application Time: Numbers and Considerations
Do you have a high school senior in the house? You’re likely right in the thick of college applications, so here are some questions to think about.
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College Textbooks: Saving Money and Your Sanity
Did your college student’s first foray into the bookstore cause palpitations? Take heart! While there are lots of options, that means lots of savings, too.
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The Final College Reminder: Failure Is Human (and Temporary)
Preparing your kid for college is more than shopping and packing and pep talks; they also need to know that if things are rough, it will still be okay.
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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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Senioritis? Keep Your Eyes on the Prize!
Has a case of senioritis arrived at your house? Don’t wave it off; talk early and often about these last few months before graduation.
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What to Do When College Decisions Arrive (Hint: Don’t Panic!)
If you have a high school senior, chances are college acceptances and rejections are rolling in, and along with them, some angst. Don’t panic!
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The Waiting is the Hardest Part of College Admissions (for me)
While we wait to hear from my son’s top-choice college, I’ve taken to a somewhat unconventional coping method.
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Rules For When Your College Freshman Visits During Holidays
Getting ready for your college freshman’s first (or first longer) return to home? There’s much for which to be thankful, starting with having a game plan.
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College Application Time: Should Your Special-Needs Student Disclose?
When it’s time for your special needs child to apply to college, should they disclose? I think you know which side of this debate I’m on.
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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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Like Spreading Out an Enormous Pile of Rocks
Graduation is almost here, and so are all of the feelings that accompany it. Time to make a to-do list and focus on that, I guess.