How many credits is too many credits? Help your college freshman plan for a successful semester by determining the best number of credits for your child!
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10 Things Your Graduate Should Know Before College
Does your high school graduate know these 10 things? Help your child and give yourself peace of mind by preparing for college this summer!
11 Things You Should Know How To Do Before Going to College
Do you know how to do these 11 things? Knowing how to do these things before attending college will help you start ahead from others. Prepare for college by mastering these 11 skills!
Helping Your High School Graduate Without Hovering
How much help is too much help? As a parent, finding the balance between offering help and hovering can be difficult. Learn how you can avoid hovering in these 3 areas!
4 Realizations You Have After Graduating From High School
Feeling a mix of emotions about graduating from high school? Every high school graduate realizes these 4 things after graduation.
Being, Not Doing: How to Focus on What You Want Your High School Graduate to Become
How can you shift your focus from doing to being? Help your high school graduate become these 5 things this summer with these insights!
Lies High School Graduates Believe, Pt. 2
Are you lying to yourself? Refuse to let these 4 other lies penetrate your thinking. Prepare for college by combating these easily-believed lies!
4 Worries Every High School Graduate's Parent Experiences
Are you the only parent with these worries? These 4 worries distress other parents of high school graduates too. Learn how you can conquer them with these tips!
Why College Parents Should Stop Stressing About GPAs
Do college GPAs matter? You college freshman’s GPA is not as high as you would like. Learn about 4 reasons you should refuse to stress about his or her grades.
How to Encourage Your Weary College Freshman
How can you encourage your college freshman? Your child is sleep-deprived, stressed, and longing for break. Encourage your freshman in these 5 areas!
9 Ways to Think About Your Role as a College Parent
How should you think about your parenting role? Your freshman is grown up. Does your role need to grow up with him? Use these 9 comparisons to help you parent your college freshman.
The 2 Biggest Lies College Freshmen Tell Themselves
How are you talking to yourself? College freshmen often allow themselves to think less than honest facts. Learn what the 2 biggest lies are and how to combat them!
How College Freshmen Can Practice Gratitude
You feel like you can't keep going. You’re ready to be done or to give up. Don’t. Instead, learn how practicing gratitude can change your perspective.
How to Show Your Freshman That Character Matters
How can college parents communicate that character matters? Exemplify that character matters through your own behavior. See how your actions and words influence your freshman’s character.
What Earning Bs Teaches College Freshmen
How is earning a B the best thing that can happen to your freshman? Achieving less than all As can teach your freshman many valuable lessons including these 4.
Doing Before Loving
Doing or loving? Which comes first? How is “doing what you love” harmful to your freshman’s college years and future career? Consider these questions.
7 Habits That Confuse Your College Professors
What do college freshmen do that confuses college professors? You may be surprised what 7 bad habits cause your professors to scratch their heads.
Perfectionists Not-So-Anonymous: 4 Ways Perfectionism Harms College Freshmen
Struggle with perfectionism? You’re not alone. Many freshmen struggle with being perfectionists. How can this tendency harm your college experience?
Saying Goodbye to Your College Freshman Again
Saying goodbye only seems to get harder with each semester. But why? You now understand these 4 pressures facing your college freshman during second semester.
5 New Year’s Goals for Parents of College Freshmen
Making goals for the new year is not just for college freshmen. What 5 goals can college parents make that will help their freshmen succeed second semester?