There is little that warms the hearts of college students more than receiving a CARE package from home. These bundles of food, cards and other goodies helps students feel more at home while at school, and I highly encourage you to send them. The First CARE Packages Shortly after World War II, the Cooperative for […]
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As your student makes their final preparations for college and new student orientation, don’t think for a minute that your work is done. In fact, this new phase of parenting is equally challenging. One way to ease into your new role is to be sure to connect with other parents during new student orientation. Why
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When students go off to college, we worry about many things. These include: how will they do academically? Will they make friends? and, will they be homesick? But another consideration is will they run out of money, or will they manage their money correctly? As a parent, you can play a vital role in helping
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This is the second in my “making the most of summer” series. We often look at summer school as a way for students to make up after failing a course, or if they’re otherwise behind. But there are other good reasons to take summer classes, such as a way to graduate early! Graduating on Time
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It’s important to start the semester off right, whether a student is just starting, or almost completed college. Hitting the ground running and in a productive way can make all the difference in the world. Accentuate the Positive “Accentuate the Positive” was a popular song in the 1940s. The point of the song was to
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Your student is coming home from college. Yay! Many parents talk about students returning home from college, and the challenges that presents. And at times that—yay—devolves into a “why doesn’t he just go back already?” But you can survive and even thrive when your student returns home. Why It’s Stressful Think about it. When your
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For years, I’ve encouraged students to visit the career center of their college or university as soon as they arrive on campus. There are several reasons why, but for other college graduates “of a certain age,” I’d add that this “is not your father’s career center.” Career Center Defined College career centers provides an array
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Many parents worry about their students engaging in binge drinking in college, and they should. Binge drinking is a dangerous practice that puts college students at risk all around the country. Having said that, let’s focus not on worry, but on learning about and identifying ways to combat binge drinking. Binge Drinking Defined The National
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Congrats! Your student is heading to college as a pre-med student. Hooray! But what does it really mean to be pre-med, or pre-anything? Not a Major For the most part, a student who is pre-med or pre-law isn’t talking about their academic major. Few believe they are actually entering a pre-med major. Then, why call
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Parents surely worry about their student’s literacy—the ability to read, write and communicate effectively. But fewer of us are confident that our students have financial literacy. Why Worry About Financial Literacy? As parents, we have good reason to be concerned about finances. College tuition is expensive, and the last thing we want is for our
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