If you’re reading this, chances are you have a high school graduate getting ready to leave home for college. As with most big milestones, feelings of happy expectation are coupled with anxiety about the unknown. I remember when my son left to study abroad his senior year of high school — I was beyond excited
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Traducido por Marinela Maneiro-Goodwin El ritmo de la vida universitaria es estimulante, pero también puede ser agotadora. Cada vez que tenga la oportunidad, tome el tiempo para asesorar a su estudiante sobre los hábitos para una vida saludable. Aquí le damos algunas ideas para compartir y discutir. Manejando el estrés El estrés en la universidad
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The pace of college life is invigorating, but it can also be exhausting. Whenever you have the chance, take time to mentor your student in healthy life habits. Here are tips to share and discuss! Managing stress Stress in college doesn’t have to be a given. There are many proven ways to manage stress. Cardio
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There is no love like the love between a parent and child. And though the depth of the love doesn’t change, the life stages of both parent and child do. Sometimes these changes are challenging and painful, leaving both parent and child to wonder if they will ever have a close relationship again. I am the
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When your college student was home for winter break, the two of you spent many evenings talking about everything from dating to difficult professors to their favorite diner in their college town. It was a joy to have them home! However, towards the end of break, you noticed something a little off. They were quieter
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Got your attention, didn’t I?! My goal is not to cause panic, but to share information I hope will help you have honest, empowering conversations with your students. Because the fact is, college kids will encounter substance use, partying and sexual activity. By continuing the kinds of “talks” we had while they were growing up
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Maybe you were expecting it, or maybe not. The roommate seemed like such a nice person on move-in day…! But there it is on your phone (possibly in all angry caps). Though not a happy message to receive, it’s a common sentiment when young adults share space for the first time with a stranger or
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I want to allow for a little disclaimer and say that I am not a stepparent and don’t know what it’s like to walk in your shoes. I am divorced, however, and may one day be in the role of stepmom and my kids could one day have a stepmother. So, as I write this
Read moreYou nailed it! I was a full-time mom as well. Both my kids moved out and away. I speak to the all the time but it is not the same. I also started to try to adjust to the empty nest that was approaching about two years before it happened. We raise them to be good people who are successful and independent and then they go and do it!
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