CollegiateParent’s Resources for OSU Parents

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• Here are the Top 14 Board Games That are Super Popular on Campus
  If you’re putting a care package together for your college kids, or already thinking about gifts for the holidays, you’ll definitely want to take a look at card, dice or board games. They have become surprisingly trendy with our screen-obsessed college kids and young adults. Grown and Flown receives a small amount from clicks through these […]
• My Kid’s Graduating from College and I’m Supposed to be Happy?
  You survived the college move-in, the tearful parting, the long September until Parent’s Visiting Day. After the grief and shock to your system, you learned to adjust to the empty nest, and may have even discovered some positives you had never imagined: not having to stock the fridge to capacity, no more enormous laundry piles, […]
• How to Survive Your Kid’s First Month at College
  I’ve often thought that those first few months of college can be like the first few months after a new baby is born.  The time spent equally as enchanted by this new life as it is tormented by doubts and insecurities and the nagging fear that “this was a terrible mistake.” I moved to college […]
• College Essay: 4 Ideas That Will Help Your Kid Nail It
  Writing application essays is one of the most stressful parts of the college application process. Students are tasked with the job of writing a compelling essay that is authentic and unique while trying to convince a stranger they are worthy of an admit. I have read my share of essays, both good and bad, over […]