The start of a new school year brings a mix of excitement, nervousness, and anticipation—especially when you have teens at home. As they transition from summer freedom to academic responsibility, it’s essential to support them in finding their footing. Helping your teen focus on their studies early on sets the tone for a successful year ahead. Here’s how you can make this transition smoother and encourage academic excellence.
Continue reading Settling into the New School Year with Your TeensAs the summer draws to a close and the new school year approaches, parents and teens alike may feel a mix of excitement and anxiety as they prepare for back to school. The transition from vacation mode to school mode can be challenging, but with some thoughtful preparation, it can also be smooth and successful.
Here are some tips for parents to help their teens get ready for back to school.
Continue reading 10 Tips to Help Your Teen Get Ready for Back to School
It’s that time of year again–back to school is quickly approaching. Feeling overwhelmed? Wondering how you will ever schedule, organize and take care of all the tasks that loom ahead during the next school year?
Next Phase Parenting has got you covered with their Back to School Bundle. It’s a bundle of 19 products worth over $500 with a 90% discount: Just $57!
Continue reading Don’t Miss this Back to School Bundle
Ah Back to School….
It’s a million degrees outside and the aisles at the store are crowded and bare of the exact supplies your student needs to start the year.
You want to set you and your student up for the best possible school year, but are finding overwhelm at every turn. They are sold out of the twin XL dorm sheets your daughter had her heart set on. Your son wants to visit every college on the west coast and the east coast and all the ones in the middle as well. You found out you were supposed to keep your “Band Mom” t-shirt from last year, but you painted your fence in it and now….
Or maybe you are taking your baby to college and are wishing with all your might you could wear that ratty “Band Mom” t-shirt in the concession stand just one more time.
Feeling your frenzy (because we’ve all been there), I jumped at the chance to contribute my Parenting for College Crash Course eBook to help you set your student up for college to the BACK TO SCHOOL BUNDLE.
Continue reading Back to School Bundle Sale
Some of the latest figures show that over a quarter of students have back-to-school anxiety issues. With the school year just starting, it could be worse right now. From making a morning routine to celebrating the little wins, here are some practical ways you can beat the stress of it all.
Continue reading Helping Your Student With Back-to-School Anxiety
We all want to stay organized. We spend hours watching “how to” videos on organization tips from our closets, to our kitchens, to our drawers and more.
Believe it or not, research reveals that Americans spend an average total of 2.5 days a year looking for misplaced stuff. That’s nearly half a workweek we lose just searching for things. But time lost isn’t the only costly consequence of being forgetful.
The study also shows that 60% of people have either been late to work or school because of lost items, followed by 49% who have missed appointments or meetings, and even 22% who’ve missed flights, trains, or bus rides. Turns out misplacing things can be more than just expensive; it’s a major time drain too. Don’t let the lack of organization cost you and your student. Make organization a priority.
Continue reading Back to School: College Prep Organization TipsIt’s that time of year again and your college-bound teen is headed back to school. Every year presents opportunities to get a leg up on the college process. If you and your teen plan strategically before school starts, you’ll have some goals and be able to hit the ground running.
Here is a quick list of back to school tips, broken down by each grade level. The activities are to be done just as soon as your teen gets back to school:
Continue reading Back to School Tips for High School ParentsWhenever I come across a product or service that I think will help students and/or their parents, I like to share it. Check out Lock Socket® if you have a student heading to college or your high school student keeps losing their charging chord!
Lock Socket® has introduced its patent-pending phone charger and cable lock that provides a creative solution for a common problem. Keeping track of a smartphone or tablet charger and cable can be an arduous task, especially in high-traffic areas. Lock Socket® charger locks are designed to fit factory provided chargers and keep them in place in outlets where they belong.
Continue reading Lock Socket®: Keep Track of Your Student’s Charging Chords
For the next several days, I’m going to be sharing some Back to School tips for parents. These tips will be for current high school parents and those parents whose students are heading off to college.
Today’s tips are for parents of current college students, especially those who are heading to college for the first time.
Continue reading Back to School: Preparing for Upcoming College Expenses
My favorite lines from “You’ve Got Mail” are:
“Don’t you love New York in the fall? It makes me wanna buy school supplies. I would send you a bouquet of newly sharpened pencils if I knew your name and address.”
Newly sharpened pencils always remind me of back to school days. And when fall comes around, I think about that movie (mostly wishing I were in New York in the fall!); but it also reminds of the promise and expectation of a new school year.
Armed with the right online tools, parents and students can face the new year with anticipation and promise. Having the right tools can mean the difference between organization and frustration. These tools would help students succeed as they enter college. Here are some excellent links that I shared with my newsletter subscribers today that I thought you might find helpful:
Continue reading It’s Back to School Time—Resources for Parents and Students