Parenting College Students and Adult Children
Parenting College Students and Adult Children
How to Put Your Kids on a Career Path EarlyThe career path our children choose will be one of the most important decisions they make. There are many factors and decisions involved in choosing the right career.- Should You Help Your Child Pick a Major?Should you help your child pick a major in his or her college studies?
- What to Do when Kids Want to Move Back HomeA few tips on what to do when kids want to move back home.
- How to Stay Close to Your Kids in CollegeIt can be difficult to send your kids off to college for the first time but you can still maintain your special relationship even from a distance. Here's how to stay close to your kids at college.
- Best Care Packages for College FreshmenRead this informative article and learn about some ideas for the best care packages for college freshmen!
- How to Make a Care Package for Your College FreshmanEvery college freshman loves to receive care packages from home. Make yours special by following these tips.
- Stress Relievers for Parents with Kids in CollegeFinding time to relax and de-stress during the time your child is in college is the most important thing you can do for yourself and your child.
- Tough Love for Adult ChildrenThis article focuses on those children who are eighteen-year-old or older. The law here in Pennsylvania states that a parent can evict an adult child from their home if that child is unruly even if that child is still in school.
The Best Tips for Getting Money for Your College StudentIt's been a long and sometimes concerning road from the time of hearing college costs would be $100,000 back in 1985 to hearing reports of inflation creeping into the universities. However, we did it with two kids and on one income!- Care Package Ideas for College StudentsFun and clever ideas for care packages to send throughout the school year.
- Help Teens to Choose a College MajorA majority of first time college students are unsure about choosing a major. Academic advisors, faculty and career counselors are available campus resources.
- Why Taking a Gap Year After High School and Before Entering College May Be the Right Choice for Your Son or Daughter - Even During a RecessionComing up with money for college may be harder during a recession. Why it may make sense for college students to take a gap year from school.
- Are Parents Responsible for the Actions of Their Adult Children?No matter how hard you try to raise your children well, they will sometimes grow up to disappoint you.
- How to Keep from Enabling Your Adult ChildAs a parent, you raise you kids, with the expectation that they will one day leave the nest and join the adult world. If your grown-up child hasn't, make sure you don't further encourage his/her immaturity.
- When Your Child Refuses to Attend College: A Higher Education Professional's AdviceIf you're a parent who strongly values higher education and sees college as a necessary part of your child's future, the last thing you want to hear is that he or she has other plans.
- When Your Adult Child Lives at Home, but Doesn't Do Their ShareAdult children living at home and things that parents should ask of them.
- How to Maintain Contact with Adult Stepchildren Once They Leave HomeMaintaining contact with adult stepchildren can be problematic once they leave home. Read on to find out how to keep in touch once your adult stepchildren have left home
- Hi Mom, I'm Back!Almost half of adult children between 18 and 24 live with their parents . Economic and social factors can send an adult child right back to the family nest. Would you know how to handle it?
- How to Develop a Friendship with Adult ChildrenThis is some practical advice for parents wanting to become friends with their adult children.
- Step by Step Guide to Preparing Your High School Student for CollegeAre you the parent of a high school aged student and you constantly find yourself worrying about what your kid is to become? Does your child come home with a big smile on his face and starts to talk about college, applications, financial aid, G.P.A.
How to Ensure Your High School Student is Ready for CollegeReports from colleges each fall indicate that high school graduates are not prepared for college. Professors often complain of college freshmen being unable to put together a proper sentence.- Preparing the ADHD Teenager for CollegeWhen preparing your ADHD child for the college experience, consider these options during the last year of high school.
- Separation & Divorce of Parents: Impact on the College StudentFor college students, the news of a parents' decision to separate or divorce can lead to life altering psychological complications.
- When Adult Children Won't Leave HomeWhat can be done when an adult child refuses to leave home?
- When Adult Children Join the Family BusinessWhen considering the ownership and management of a family business, it is important to consider the dynamics associated with daughter and son relationships.
- Don't Pay for Your Child's College EducationYour only responsibility is to provide food and shelter for your child until they reach the age of 18 years old. After that point it's all gravy for your kids. Get off the guilt train right now and smarten up.
- Things Your College Kid Would Love to See in a CarepackageA list of things college kids would want if you're stumped on what to send them.
How to Survive College: A Guide for Prospective ParentsA humorous look at the college life from the parental point of view.
Your Child's in College Now - What Are the Chances for Graduation?Some interesting information for parents with children in college and a note to those who have children that might not attend.- Lending Money to Adult Children: AdvantagesIn a previous article, we looked at some of the disadvantages of lending money to adult children, such as strained parent-child relationships. But in this article, we will look at the good that can come from lending money to adult children.
- Things You MUST Teach Your Children Before Sending Them to CollegeThere are certain things that college students should know by the time they ship out and leave their parents behind.
- Should Parents Be Bothered by Adult Children's Money Problems?Many parents face the problem of their adult children bothering them with money problems. If you have such a child you need to realize that it is because you have neglected at some point to instill morals in them properly. But
Dorm Cooking: Multi-Tasking Kitchen Appliances for College StudentsCollege students are cramped for time, money and space. Why not make their lives a little easier, and a lot tastier, with one of these top multi-tasking small kitchen appliances?- Staying Connected with Your College StudentHow college students and their parents can stay in touch.
- Why Parents Should Pay for CollegeIt is the parents' moral responsibility to give their children every advantage that they can for them to succeed in life.
- Adult Kids at HomeIf you are a parent who wishes to make their child move out when they are 18, you should think again. As long as the parent and child can live together peacefully, there are many benefits to having adult children at home.
- "Stopping Out": The Phenomenon of Delayed College AttendanceMany college freshman are choosing to defer college attendance in a process known as "stopping out".
- Parent / Family Relationships: The Transition to CollegeA compilation of conversations with family and friends of a freshman college student exploring the transitional years into an adult lifestyle.
- The College Years: A Parent's Survival GuideThis article provides tips and suggestions to help parents foster academic success, deal with university administrative issues, and have open and honest communication with their college-aged son or daughter.
How and When to Pay for Your Child's CollegeWe'd all like to let our children go to school for free, but sometimes this is not always the best thing for them. Learn how to pay for and when it is appropriate to pay for college for your future undergraduate.
Products to Help Keep College Students OrganizedFive products that will allow college students to easily stay organized.- What's Making Adult Children in the US Move Back Home?While many young adults look forward to the day when they graduate college, get a real job and move out of their parents home, many are finding that the real world is harder than they thought.
New Tech Products for College StudentsNew tech products that will help college students pass time in-between courses.- Gift Ideas for College FreshmenThis is both a satire and a real life commentary on the life of a college student. Enjoy!
- Top Ten Gift Ideas for Tech Savvy College StudentsFor parents with tech savvy kids in college, it's tough to find the right gift. I help you find the right ones.
Top Ten Gift Ideas for Your Adult ChildrenWhen our children begin to grow older, it becomes difficult to be thoughtful and still have them appreciate and enjoy their gift. The problem can be solved by using these top ten gift ideas for your adult children.
When Your Teenager Doesn't Want to Go to CollegeSome parents consider it the worst thing in the world when they find out that their teenager doesn't want to go to college. Read this article for tips on how to discuss college with your teen.- Gifts for College StudentsI spent three hours, over three days, polling college students on the campus of our local community college to ask them what the top gifts they'd like to receive where, and this article is what they told me.
Top Ten Gifts for College KidsDorm life is a lifestyle like no other, and college kids are a unique and special breed. After interviewing several students, I have compiled a list of things that college students would love to receive as gifts.
Finding the Perfect Gift for College StudentsLet's face it, college students are usually broke. They don't have the money for food, clothing, etc. This year buy the college student in your life a gift that is something they really need. Here are some great gift ideas for college students.- Recommended Computers and Tech Products for College StudentsSome college students go out and spend thousands of dollars getting every new tech product that is out to make sure they have what they will need for college.
- Helping Your Child Choose a CollegeIn some ways colleges present us with a buyers market. There is plenty of time and lots of information to help you make the right choice.
- Helping Your College Student Get Out of DebtIf your child accrues a large debt and uses you as a cosigner, you need to take steps to ensure they make the promises of paying back the debt. Here are some things you can start doing today to help your child with college tuition and debt.
- Great Care Packages for StudentsMaking care packages for college students is fast, easy and fairly inexpensive. With a little forethought and a lot of love, you can make your newly-departed student feel at home, even from a thousand miles away.