After Alcohol Poisoning

My teen will never have alcohol poisoning

By Dana V. Adams, courtesy of Your Teen for Parents Three years ago, I had just crawled into bed after a celebratory date on New...

How to talk to your children about tough money matters

Courtesy of StatePoint   Has your family discussed money concerns? Clinical psychologists note that when kids don’t have enough information about something, they may become anxious, make...

How to get the most out of college visits

    By: Casey Near, Collegewise   Most students approach college visits and planning in a fairly rinse-and-repeat model: check in at the admissions office, go on a...

Are you ready for college entrance exams?

By StatePoint   While a student’s long record of academic achievement is generally the most important measure that colleges take under consideration during the admissions process,...

College Majors: What Parents Need to Know

By Jill L. Ferguson   Many parents think their child declaring a major early in their collegiate academic studies will ensure their child graduates in four...

Failure to Launch: Parents are barriers to teen independence

    By University of Michigan A national poll indicates: While most parents say they are doing enough to prepare their teen for adulthood, they gave low...

Back-to-School season is peak of danger on college campuses

    More than 50% of college sexual assaults occur in either August, September, October, or November, according to a study published in the Journal of...

Things your 12-year-old needs but won’t ask for

    It doesn’t require academic research to conclude that middle schoolers are a tough lot. They want to be treated as adults, but are still...

Tips for parents on identifying drug smells

Risk Takers: Tips for parents on identifying drug smells, as report shows 1 in 10 juvenile arrests are drugs related. Unusual behavior: do you ever...

Ways to maximize summertime study for the SAT’s

    In the wake of the 2019 College Admissions Scandal, you may be questioning the worth of your hard work in gaining access to a...