CollegiateParent’s Resources for UMD Parents

Grown and Flown

• Recommendation Sunday: Top Picks You Don’t Want to Miss
  Here are the latest must-watch, must-read, must-experience, and yes, must-buy, from the weekly Recommendation Sunday thread Grown and Flown Parents Facebook Group. Note: We make small amounts of compensation from purchases made through some of these links. October 13 Music: Go to a Billy Joel concert or listen him on his channel on Sirius XM, Ch […]
• The 7 Ride Share Safety Tips Every Teen Needs to Know
  Ride sharing can be an amazing tool for kids and their parents. It is a great way for teens to get from point A to point B when public transportation options are unavailable. For college students, it can remove any temptation to drive after drinking and it can allow them to have a good time […]
• What Our Teenage Daughters Really Want To Say When We Ask Them How They Are
  I ask my daughter how she’s doing every single morning when she wakes up. She always replies with “fine” or “good.” I ask her how her day was when I pick her up from school. She gives me the same “fine” or “good” regardless of the kind of day she’s had– there’s no way anyone […]
• To The Woman Who Will Keep My Son’s Heart Someday
  I may have met you already, perhaps not. You are the one who will whisk him away, create a life with him, a family a home. You are the one that will find his lost wallet, hear his frustrations at the end of the day and his excitement in the morning. You will be the […]