Category: Parenting teens - Part 3
Local Opportunities to Volunteer
1 I am too busy. My kids are too young. My child is too busy with school and sports. Maybe next month These messages that come so easily only model to our children how to make excuses. Most families these days regardless of what age your children are have very full schedules and finding any…
College Admission: Which College is the Best?
0 As a long time college administrator, high school counselor, tenured professor, and career technical education dean, I have advised many students and families on college admission. One of the questions that is always asked is which colleges are the best. Many parents look at the rankings on various web sites like U.S. News and…
Drugs, Mental Health and Adolescents
0 Whats the big deal? Causes? How and when to seek help! Some Adolescents experiment with use and or use occasionally. Some begin to use in such a way that asit starts to affect their healthy functioning they are able to stop or self-regulate on their own. Many willexperience problems ranging from mild to severe….
Concussions in contact sports
0 Concussion Researchers Consider Initial Results of Monitors Worn by College Athletes Last fall, as concerns about concussions in contact sports amped up for professionals and younger athletes, Cottage Health researchers helped introduce a new monitor that can measure the force of a blow to a players head while also recording an individualized hit count….
Excellent Sitter Available After School & Evenings
2 Hi there! My name is Sasha and I have been working as a nanny on and off for slightly more than 5 years. I have been fortunate enough to attain a wide array of nanny experiences over the years caring for children as young as 4 months up to preteens and adolescents, and am…
Private Versus Public Career Technical Education
0 As a long time college administrator, high school counselor, tenured professor, and career technical education dean, I have advised many students and families on career pathways and what colleges would be best to enroll in for their chosen profession. Just the other day I was on a college campus and a father came to…
Take the right classes for college acceptance
0 As a long time college administrator, high school counselor, and tenured professor, I have advised many students and families on an educational plan that will ensure his/her child completes the necessary courses to get accepted into a college of the childs choice. It usually comes to a big surprise to parents when I tell…
Rhythms and reasons of allowances for kids
1 In order to provide experience and lessons around money, many parents, at some point, choose to give their children an allowance. If they dont have a planned allowance strategy when this time comes, its often Google.com to the rescue. As with most things, people have come up with good, better and best allowance systems….