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College Admissions: Enjoy the Process, Avoid the Pressure
By Linda Rosenberg McGuire How to Have a Good College Process Although most of us would agree it is not a good idea for children or teenagers to grow up too quickly, we also want them to understand...
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Breathe
By Ten to Twenty Yesterday, my daughter was preparing me dinner in her pretend kitchen, asking me if I wanted any “lemon-lade” with my plastic banana and steak. Today she is almost finished her junior...
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Podcast: College Prep To-Do List for This Summer
By Ten to Twenty Summer to-dos to get your high-schooler ready for college In this week’s podcast, Brenda Yoder gives you a few “college prep” ideas to make the most of the time you and your...
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What this Mom Learned From The College Admissions Process
By Ten to Twenty Being a mother with a child going through the college process is a little like child birth — while it’s happening it’s sooooo painful, but when it’s over you look back and think it...
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8 Basic Life Skills Every New College Student Must Have
By Ten to Twenty College is a time for self-exploration, new discoveries and freedom — and your daughter is probably counting down the days until it begins. Before she leaves, bring your teen back down...
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10 Ways to Prepare Your College Freshman
By Brenda Yoder Sending a child to college is a monumental marker, like starting Kindergarten. Nothing quiet prepares a parent for the first, second, or youngest child to embark on this new beginning....
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How to Lovingly Guide Your Teen Through College Admissions…
By Ten to Twenty …With or Without Heavy Drinking! I try not to reinforce gender stereotypes. Whether it’s a child in my class or one of my own four kids, I attempt to be as equitable as possible. I...
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How to Stop the Crazy Race for Elite Colleges
By Guest Post With our twin daughters applying to college this fall, I admit it’s taken me several years to arrive, just in time, at a pretty good place: I truly believe they will get into schools that...
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5 Things I Wish I’d Known BEFORE High School Graduation
By Dorien Morin-van Dam My First Son is Off To College With high school graduation season behind us and a faint but pleasant memory, I am taking one huge breath of relief! Then it’s back to reality as...
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The College Storm: 4 Ways Parents Can Help
By Linda Rosenberg McGuire Why we all just need to chill out about college No question, our children are precious and we want the best for them. Grades, athletics, community service, and test scores...
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So They Want to Attend One of the Worst Schools…
By Ten to Twenty You Want to Go to WHAT School? Our middle son has a passion for filmmaking. His passion began around age 7 with a film created on his “Digital Blue” camera about his imaginary land of...
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Raising Your Older Teenager: The Cousin Concept
By Linda Rosenberg McGuire Pomp: Check Circumstance: Check Family Photos: Check Diploma: Check Congratulations! You have a high school graduate in the house, and although there is much to be excited...
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8 Ways to Make the Most of a Spring Break College Tour
By Guest Post Thinking about taking your high school junior on a college tour this spring? The timing is usually ideal, with your student starting to engage more seriously in the college discussion and...
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4 Ways to Help Your Teen Beat Senioritis
By Ten to Twenty The End is So Close… The senior year of high school can be filled with a conglomeration of emotions due to all the activities, responsibilities and changes that are forthcoming. From...
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7 Essential Things to Do the Summer Between High School and College
By Guest Post You did it! You are going to college, congrats! As you finish off high school and enjoy end-of-year celebrations, you’ll want to start looking toward your summer. Here are my top tips on...
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Moving to College: 6 Tips to Manage Travel and Shipping Logistics
By Guest Post Is your college a distance from home? You’ll need to do some planning to get your gear safely from home to school. Check out these tips from experienced college teens and their parents....
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How to Reduce High Schoolers’ Stress and Workload, Even if They are...
By Guest Post Help Your Teen Stress Less at School Students are reporting higher levels of stress than ever before. The weight of their future world weighs daily on their slumping shoulders. And...
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Seniors: 8 Tips for Writing Your Personal Statement
By Ten to Twenty Conquer the blank page; eight tips for writing your personal statement. Start early– Good writing takes time. Don’t wait until the week before your applications are due to start...
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By Brenda Yoder I woke in the middle of the night and looked at my phone. No text. I checked again. Only Twitter, Instagram and email notifications. Not what I was looking for. What I was looking for...
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