Colleges are inviting parents to join their admissions offices in recruiting prospective students by staffing college fairs, reaching out to local applicants and conducting interviews; tasks once limited to official college representatives and alumni. Some people think it is a great idea,…
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Application Agitation Bay Area Teen Focus
When children are applying to college today, hysteria takes hold, as nervous parents struggle to maintain their sanity. Read how to help maximize teens’ chances without taking over and without allowing the process to inundate your life.
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Formidible Friendships Manhattan Family, Brooklyn Family, Queens Family, SI Family, Bronx/Riverdale Family
When kids are little, we bring them to playgroups and baby classes, where we pick friends for them. Most of the time, parents and toddlers get along, and if there is a personality conflict that the parents do not want…
College Applications. No Need for Panic Your Teen
Parents across America are a summer away from panicking over whether their procrastinating teenagers will submit their college applications on time and whether any of those applications will end with an acceptance. Meanwhile, reports of the latest average incoming…
New book by Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg calls for grrrl power Bronx/Riverdale Family / Brooklyn Family / Long Island Family / Manhattan Family / Queens Family / Staten Island Family
The new book, “Lean In,” is partly anecdotal and partly a rallying cry, intended to encourage women to break free from their innate hesitation to aggressively advance their careers and “step up to the table.” It is a primer with…
When to Get Your Teen a Car Bay Area Parent Teen Focus
This article helps parents determine if their teen is ready for a car, how to select a safe vehicle and how to maintain open lines of communication as teens’ driving privileges expand.
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Balancing Career and Family: Looking Back 16 Years At Four Female Podiatrists “Trying to Have It All”
Article describes how four women look back on their decisions as to they balanced their lives as podiatrists with their home lives and give advice to young women “trying to have it all.”
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Time to Rework Homework Manhattan Family, Brooklyn Family, Staten Island Family, Queens Family, Bronx/Riverdale Family
When my high schooler started coming home without social studies homework, my first thoughts were, “Why would a teacher not assign homework on a regular basis?” and “Is the teacher really teaching anything in class if there is no homework?”…
Longing To Be Lean Manhattan, Queens, Bronx/Riverdale, Staten Island Family
Eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia seem to be in vogue today. Demi Lovato, Britney Spears, Nicole Richie, Mary-Kate Olsen, Paula Abdul, and Lady Gaga are among the many celebrities who suffered from them. Their disorders are glamorized on…
Experts and parents weigh in on the value of homework Manhattan Family, Brooklyn Family, Bronx/Riverdale Family, Queens Family, Staten Island Family
Parents throughout the five boroughs are debating the value of homework and whether their children should have more or less of it. Many parents think their children are burdened by excessive take-home assignments, while others believe the homework reinforces important…