If you’re shopping for your off-to-college student, Amazon Prime Day is a great way to purchase true dorm essentials and popular extras at a discount. Luckily, we’ve done the legwork for you and ...

Watch for upcoming sales and special offers for college students as they can be a big help in reducing the cost of this major Back to School shop. The Amazon Prime Days are July 8-11 and we have ...

Grab this timeline to learn what you and your teen need to do, and when. This helpful PDF will suggest useful resources and activities to reduce stress and help guide your teen finding colleges that ...

Your teen can bring towels from home or, if you want them to start their dorm life with a new set, these Utopia towels are well-priced for an 8-piece set with two of each bath and hand towels and four ...

Once you accept and understand these ten things about parenting, life will be easier… 10 Truisms About Parenting 1. Don’t try to change your children I presumed that if I parented “correctly” I could ...

Jill Orban is a freelance writer and mother of 4 teenage and young adult boys, as well as 40 other teenagers through her church youth group. She is a worship leader, ½ marathon runner, and novelist in ...

Our family was no exception. The minute my kids entered 9 th grade, we were foisted into a campaign for college from counselors, coaches, teachers, and the outside world. We felt like just another ...

Talk over classes they will be taking in the fall. This is of course their choice, but let them share their thoughts about their future academic direction. Buy the IKEA blue bags for college packing.

The number one secret to writing a great personal statement is, at the risk of being obvious, to keep it personal and make a statement. It’s not about shock. It’s not about a fancy vocabulary. It’s ...

How to reduce stress during the college admissions process 1. Focus on what you can control. A lot of the college process is out of a kid’s hands — such as whether a school needs Classics majors, ...

Oh, how we are quick to judge. (Twenty20 @alliecandice) We can be quick to judge other kids until it’s ours. It’s easy to feel exasperated and roll your eyes at the kid who drops out of the club days ...

College is not for everyone, but earning a great living can be. So often, parents and teens fall prey to the myth that the only way to get a well-paying job is with a college degree, and nothing could ...