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When to Contest a College Grade
Should you contest your grade? Learn how contesting grades comes across to a college professor and when a grade is worth contesting in this post!
Why Your College Freshman Needs to Fail
What does failure mean to your college freshman? Learn why failure is so valuable at this stage of life and how you can help your freshman cope with failing!
What to Expect During Midterms Freshman Year
Ready for your first college midterms? Learn what you should expect by combatting a negative mindset and preparing to succeed!
How to Help Your Soon-to-Be College Freshman Behave Like an Adult
Adult behavior doesn’t automatically start at 18. How can you help your child develop into the adult you know he or she can be? Implement these 4 practices in your parenting!
Parents Are People Too
You are a person too! Who knew? Your high school graduate may be just realizing that you are a person and a parent. How can you transition into this new stage of your parent-child relationship?
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.
How to Listen to Your College Freshman
You are trying to listen well to your freshman, but somehow you always come up short. Your freshman is frustrated and so are you. How can you listen better?
Why You Are Not Your Major
Why do you feel like you’re experiencing an identity crisis? This thinking might be a sign that you are allowing your major to define you, but you are much more than your major.
“I Told You So”: The Most Discouraging Words for Your Freshman to Hear
“I told you so”—these words echo in your college freshman’s mind. You didn’t mean to discourage him, but your freshman feels discouraged for these 3 reasons.
How Owning Up to Your Mistakes Transforms Your College Experience
Owning up to your mistakes in college is gutsy, but it is the best way to transform your college experience. Learn more about how to start second semester off on the right foot!
5 Signs Your Freshman Shouldn't Return for Second Semester
Should your college freshman return to college? How can you determine he needs to grow up some? Recognize these 5 signs that he shouldn’t return for second semester.
How Reminders Harm Your Relationship With Your Freshman
If you don’t remind your freshman, she might forget. Your texts and calls are all signs that you care. Do these reminders do more harm than good when it comes to your relationship with your college freshman?
5 Ways to Help Your College Freshman Salvage a Poor Semester
Your college freshman is struggling with her first semester classes. You’re far away from college, so you’re not sure how you offer any assistance. How can you possibly help your freshman?
How Compliments Hurt Your College Freshman
Do your compliments do more harm than good? You want to encourage your freshman. You want to have your child’s back no matter what. But what do your compliments actually communicate?
What Failure Teaches College Freshman
Why is your college freshman failing? Your child isn’t doing as well in college as you expected. What can you do as a parent to help? Although failure is frustrating, it teaches your freshman lessons she wouldn’t learn any other way.