DiVincenzo tweets show that social media use in high school really can come back to haunt you
Donte DiVincenzo led the Villanova Wildcats to a national championship in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament on Monday night and was named the Most Outstanding Player. But that’s not the big story about him right now. His social media activity as a high schooler is what’s getting all the attention. Some of the tweets from his […]
Sending a kid to college? You need this advice from Kelly Radi, author of Out to Sea: A Parents’ Survival Guide to the Freshman Voyage
Sending a kid to college is not a simple or easy task. There are of lot of logistics to manage, and of course it’s a ridiculously emotional event. It’s easy to get overwhelmed, but in her book Out to Sea: A Parents’ Survival Guide to the Freshman Voyage, author and parent Kelly Radi offers invaluable advice […]
Ways that being on Jeopardy! is similar to talking with kids about alcohol
This post is sponsored by Responsibility.org as part of their Ask, Listen, Learn program. I’m grateful for the opportunity to partner with an organization committed to healthy choices and helping parents start conversations with kids about alcohol, two things I fully support. All opinions, wrong answers given on game shows, and lessons learned are my own. […]
Don’t miss this new Avengers: Infinity War trailer, says my daughter’s teacher
I hate to sound like a “get off my lawn” type, but I’m can confidently say that high school today is really, really different than it was back in my day. One piece of evidence I have for this pronouncement is that my daughter’s AP Comparative Government teacher, who happens to be a huge superhero […]
How to not connect with your teen in 13 easy steps or less
Parenting teens isn’t easy and many moms and dads long for the days when their kids were little and adored them. While parents understand that they are no longer the center of their teen’s world, they want to recapture that sense of connection and are looking for ways to do that. Instead of talking about […]
Why teens should watch Malala on “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction” with David Letterman
Malala Yousfazai has been a favorite around our house for a while, and I’ve been writing about the impact she’s had on my daughter and on me since 2013. She is still crusading for girls to have equal access to education and still teaching us how to persevere and stand up for what’s right. My […]
25 must-do activities at Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa, in Hawaii
When we traveled to Aulani, a Disney resort and spa on the island of Oahu in Hawaii, I expected to like it, but I was surprised by how much I loved it. I fell head over heels, and quickly. One aspect I adored was that there was always something to do and there was also plenty of […]
Q&A on standardized test prep with Sara Harberson, America’s College Counselor
When teens are just starting the college admissions process and beginning to look at the ACT and SAT – the standardized testing part of the equation – there are a lot of unknowns and variables. Here to help answer some of the questions is Sara Harberson, who is also known as America’s College Counselor. Sara […]
A parent’s thoughts on the school walkout on March 14th
Tomorrow, my teen will leave school at 10 a.m. and participate in a 17 minute walkout on the one-month anniversary of the school shooting that left 17 students dead in Parkland, Florida on Valentine’s Day. I asked her why she was opting to participate in the event. She told me that she felt like she […]
Self-care for parents of teens: Expert advice and simple suggestions
Parenting teens is tough work, and that fact is getting more and more attention, especially after this powerful blog post. We are intensely focused on helping our kids navigate the tricky waters of adolescence and preparing to launch them into the world with all the necessary information and skills. That makes it ridiculously easy to […]