Rejection can feel like the end of the world, but it usually provides an opportunity for reflection and resilience. No parent likes to deal with their kid’s rejection. It hurts, it bites, it stings. In some cases, your student and you have invested countless...
National Decision Day is May 1. Is your family ready to make the choice of which college your student will attend? While National Decision Day, which is May 1, may have unclear origins, it has definitely become hyped as the time to make a decision for what to do after...
How you do anything is how you do everything.–Martha Beck I have been thinking a lot this summer about habits. This is partly because I have had a hard time getting movitated to do anything and my work and personal habits have suffered a bit....
It is high school commencement season and no doubt you may participate in a graduation ceremony or two in the next few months. Or you may be sending a thoughtful gift (money is always a thoughtful gift) and a note to the graduate to remind them to “seize the...
It is that time of year that my inbox is inundated with requests for recommendations, letters of support, and serving as a reference. Unless I truly don’t know the student, I always say “Yes.” Why? Because young people need (old) people who can...
Guest blogger and higher ed consultant David Tuttle provides insight into how to help your student navigate student conduct policies. My neighbor’s dog is named “Trouble.” I think he is just fine. Sure, he growls and jumps on me, but has only bitten me once. (The dog,...