No matter how long you plan to stay with your parents post-graduation, your relationships can get tricky, especially when it comes to money.
In Part 1 I shared some tips and advice on managing the “acceptance letter winner’s circle” . Today, as promised, I want to share the heart wrenching side of parenting a disappointed student.
The last of our kids graduated from high school 4 years ago, but as the end of spring approaches I still get a pit in my stomach and wake up frightened. You know that proverbial reoccurring nightmare that you slept through a final? For me it’s reliving the anxiety, worry and concern while waiting for all those college acceptance notices! Not worried so much about which would be a yes or no but how those letters would affect my kids.
Here’s the thing: as students, we’re told a lot of things that we ought to be doing. Don’t procrastinate! Study hard! Do your homework! Go to class! Go see your Professor! Get involved! Find a leadership position! Do community service! But the problem is, these admonitions are often offered as unsolicited advice. Few people first ask, what do you want to be doing?
We love our kids. Year after year, we do anything to give them every advantage in the world and nudge them toward the life of their dreams. This is often at the cost of our personal time and relationships. So many parents feel like they have put their life on hold to put all their available energy and resources into their kids.
Too naïve to grasp the real root of my worries, I concentrated on the more quantifiable issue: My ex's new girlfriend was far skinnier than I was. My short, frumpy body paled in comparison to her long legs and magazine-worthy abs. I became determined to reshape my body.
By Teen Parenting Expert, Barbara Greenberg, PhD, for GalTime.com 5 tips for parents with children in college
Show of hands for everyone who has had to endure the sound of people copulating nearby. It's enough to drive you to put a pencil through your eardrum. Not to be melodramatic, but it's amongst the worst things ever. Unfortunately, a college student in Massachusetts who feels the same way recently learned that you can't sue over it...well, you sort of can.
Sometimes you can be with someone and all the stars align and you have mind blowing Samantha Jones-like sex. It's incredible. Sometimes you don't. Sometimes sex is so awful you're like, "Bro. WHAT are you doing!" Sometimes guys are so annoying in bed you wish it were appropriate to text your girlfriends during the act to tell them exactly what he is doing.
Just when you thought maybe our generation was moving away from such disgusting things, a flyer entitled "The Top 10 Ways to Get Away With Rape" was found in the men's bathroom of a Miami University dorm.
By GalTime College Coach, Suzanne Shaffer, for GalTime.com getting your student ready for the big test(s) Yes, I said parents. Because let’s face it, standardized test prep and test taking will stress the entire household, even the parents. Nancy Berk, author of “College Bound and Gagged” describes it like this:
