By Megan Hollinger I’m Happy He Loves College, But I Miss Him
We dropped our firstborn son off at college two weeks ago. It may as well have been two years ago…
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By Della Cassia I Blinked and the Little Girl Was Gone
They told me not to blink, but I was too overwhelmed learning how to become a mother. They told me…
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By Kerith Mickelson You’re Leaving for College Today
Dear Son, You leave for college today, and I don’t want you to leave without telling you some things I…
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My Love Will Follow You to College
My son is 18 years old—still a teen and yet headed off to a life at college where he won’t…
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What Your Mother Wants You to Know as You Begin High School
Dear high school freshmen, As you walk into high school on the first day of school, I want you to…
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Supporting Your Teen through Freshman Year
Growing up I remember seeing Ms. Honey in the movie Matilda and thinking teaching must be a magical job if…
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College is An Adjustment For Moms and Dads, Too
Here we are again, with the big empty duffel bags out, waiting to be filled. It feels like we were…
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By Jenni Brennan Dear High School Freshman, It Wasn’t Supposed To Start Like This
This isn’t how it was supposed to be. I’ve pictured this moment, your first day of high school, since the…
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By Whitney Fleming I Wouldn’t Want to Switch Places with My Teenagers
If you are the parent of a teenager, you've probably lectured them a few times about how hard the real…
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By Meredith Bleakley Use the “Rule of 5″—And Other Things I Want My Freshman to Know
“My stomach is full of butterflies!” “I feel like I could puke!” “Eeekkk, I’m so nervous!!” “This is scary!” Those…
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By Susan Greco I Just Left a Piece of My Heart in a College Dorm
I saw Hoda Kotb today in New York about to start her third hour of The Today Show. I waved…
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