Category: Parenting Adult Children
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Daily Living Skills For Teens
Of all the life skills to teach teens, Daily Living Skills are the simplest life skills to teach. They are also the most used skills. These are skills that all of us use on a daily or weekly basis. Daily Living Skills can be defined as the routine tasks and behaviors that are essential to…
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Giving Advice To Your Adult Child…Or Not
Giving advice to your adult child is tricky! Your advice can be well received or it can be disastrous, depending on your child, the situation, or sometimes just the day. I have been on both sides of this situation before. Sometimes my advice to my daughter has been well received. Other times and probably more…
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Packing up Your Child’s High School Memorabilia
While my child is at college, I want her to feel like she can return home and have the comforts of her own room anytime she wants. Because of this, I have chosen to keep her room as it was in high school. This includes all of her high school memorabilia. However, once she graduates…
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Getting A Good Night’s Sleep As A College Student
Getting a good night’s sleep in college can sometimes be rough! Kids in college have wild schedules when they try to work around class schedules, work schedules, and social life activities. Your child’s roommate may be an early bird while your child may be a night owl. All these things can lead to not enough…
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Save Money in College – Yes, It’s Possible!
Saving Money in College, it’s unheard of, isn’t it? You might not believe it, but it is possible! College is so expensive these days. Anything you can do to make it less expensive or you can do to save money where you can is of prime importance. I know you want to hear more about…
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Shouldn’t I Be Happy my College Student Is Home?
You have missed your child when they were away at college, and now they are coming home for a visit. You are so happy and can’t wait for them to arrive. But now that they are home, it isn’t what you were expecting. Your happiness has turned into frustration. Why is that? Why are you…
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Searching for Your First Apartment – 6 Important Things to Consider
I recently had the pleasure of helping my daughter search for her first apartment. Helping your child make a good decision on their first apartment is a great life skill to teach them. However, my last apartment living was more than 25 years ago when I was just out of college and before I got…
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Packing for College – Plan Before Packing for Best Results
Start with a plan before you load one box when packing for college. This will reduce the chance of overpacking. Dorm rooms, sorority and fraternity houses, and even some apartments have very limited space. It is likely your child will be living in one of these locations during college; however, college freshmen are typically required…
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College Dorm Must-Haves
Well, it’s that time. Your child will soon be leaving for college. You want to make sure they have everything they need for this new adventure. It’s been a long time since you lived in a college dorm. Maybe you never had the experience of living in the dorms at all. You are wondering what…
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6 Smart Steps to Help Your Child Choose a Fulfilling Career Path
What do you want to be when you grow up? How many times throughout our childhoods were we asked this question? Usually our answers were not very original…fireman, policeman, teacher, mom, doctor, movie star, pro basketball player, and etc. As children, and even teenagers, we have a small world view and choosing a fulfilling career…