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September 2007 - Posts

• The Parents Guide to Decoding Your Students’ Digital Must-Haves and Unnecessaries

  September 04, 2007 12:07 PM

  Your college-aged kids figured out long ago how to master the art of being an amateur con artist. But what once began as being sweet-talked into buying low-budget items like $3.00 packs of trading cards and $2.00 Happy Meals has grown into being urged Read More... Filed under: NextStudent, student loans, college, PLUS loans, private student loans, parents of college students, advice for parents, parents of high school students, microwave, mini-fridge, PC, smartphone, PDA, personal computer, college gadgets, MP3, digital cameras, cell phone, internet

• College Culture Shock for Parents: Coaching Your Children Through the College Transition

  September 04, 2007 11:30 AM

  As you anticipate your children’s freshman year, you may be feeling both excited and nervous. Excited that you’ve been able to make college a reality and that your children are moving into a whole other stage of their lives. Nervous that this will be Read More... Filed under: NextPath, college, parents of college students, advice for parents, parents of high school students, college tips, going back to school, parent in college, conversation, communication, helicopter parent

• Are You a Helicopter Parent?

  September 04, 2007 10:46 AM

  Do you find yourself lingering over every hair-splitting detail of your children’s experience at college? E-mailing their professors to reconsider that less-than-perfect grade? Obsessing over the absolute best choice of major or haranguing the housing Read More... Filed under: college, parents of college students, advice for parents, parents of high school students, college tips, parent in college, quiz, helicopter parent

• Talk the Talk: How to Say What You Want to Say so They Don’t Shut You Out

  September 04, 2007 09:50 AM

  School’s back in session, your kids are away at college, and you’re breathing a sigh of relief. Those hectic weeks of shopping, moving, and arguing are finally past you. But how long before your empty house starts to feel a little too calm? Before your Read More... Filed under: NextStudent, college, parents of college students, advice for parents, parents of high school students, instant message, text message, college tips, students, going back to school, parent in college, conversation, communication