With long lines and emotional chaos, college graduation rarely goes as planned. Maybe the messy, imperfect day is what makes ...

While he focused on his ongoing science research and studying for classes, I made a spreadsheet that tracked due dates, requirements and if schools would accept his numerous AP credits. We toured ...

Do you ever wonder if you’ve taught your teens enough life skills to go out into the real world and succeed? School fills them with facts and numbers, history, math, writing skills, and the sciences.

It happened again this week. Several times, in fact. I’m a university professor and my office is located directly across from the elevators. Because I maintain a literal “open-door” policy for my ...

Before cell phones, before highly organized youth sports, and before the internet, there was time. Growing up in the late 80s, it was common for your mother to tell you to play. Of course, we always ...

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As I sit at home relaxing, I feel a sense of déjà vu. It feels as if I am living the same day over and over or reliving a day from my past. My days tend to be repetitive and I feel like I am not truly ...

My son is a high school senior and we are consequently in the thick of all the stress that comes with the college application process. Most of that stress derives from the firmly held belief that many ...

So…your kid wants to be a Mid. What does that even mean? (In this case, it means a Midshipman at the United States Naval Academy). No, this is not the same as ...

I’m a parent of a high school senior. So naturally, for the last year or so, my mailbox has been littered with letters, brochures, and postcards from universities, each trying to make the case for why ...

A while back, I wrote about the trials and tribulations of being the mother of four boys and how I heard that there was a special place in heaven for such mothers. At that particular time in my life, ...