Parenting / High School / College
Change for the Good: Prepare Yourself and Your Student for Their (Inevitable) Transitions
Ever discover something about your kid that you never noticed and feel like you have been asleep at the parenting wheel for 20 years? This happened to me recently when my oldest graduated from college and started looking for a “real, adult job.” She is a...
Empty Nesting / Parenting
The Best Ways to Empty Nest: Rediscovering Who You Are and Want to Be
Imagine for a moment. I am in one room practicing basic preguntas in Spanish aloud to myself. Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car” plays, and I throw my weighted juggling sacks to the beat. Every few throws, one lands with a soft thumph on the wooden...
College
Make Mental Health and Wellness a TOP Priority for Your Student
I cannot tell you how many conversations with students I have had over the last two years that were about mental health. Yes, we educators had noticed the uptick in stress, anxiety, and depression well before the pandemic threw us all for a loop. But now, it seems to...
College
Cheating in College: What Every Parent Needs to Know
Overwhelming pressure to succeed Technology makes it expedient Tasks seem meaningless Students have many rationalizations as to why they cheat and these are just a few common ones. Unfortunately for college professors and administrators, as many as 60% of college...