For Parents & Families
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How to Emotionally Prepare for the Empty Nest Before Drop-Off Day
The week before drop-off has its own weight. Not the day itself, the days leading up to it, when everything is packed and labeled and ready and…
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When to Call Your Kid in College (And When to Let Them Figure It Out)
A text says: I was thinking about you. A call says: I need to know you’re okay right now. These are different messages. Your student hears the…
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August Is Almost Here. This One Is for the Parents.
You have it on the calendar. Maybe you’ve had it there since spring, the move-in date, the orientation window, the week everything changes. The Target lists are…
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The Summer Before College: A Three-Month Plan That Isn’t “Hang Out With Friends”
Every piece of advice about the summer before college tells you the same thing: be present, soak it up, spend time with the people you love. And…
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Summer at Home: A Mother-Daughter Reading List
There’s a specific kind of quiet that comes with the last weekend before everything changes. She’s leaving soon, or going back, or stepping into the next thing…
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What Parents Should Know About Student Credit Cards (Before It Becomes a $3,000 Problem)
Wait, is this a good idea? That’s what most parents are thinking when the card arrives. The student, meanwhile, is thinking something closer to: $1,000 limit. I’m…
