Stepping it up the summer after 10th grade
You may think all of your child’s college prep work happens during the ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµ year, but what your teen does during the summer can be a total game changer.
Planning your teen's summer after 9th grade
How teens spend their time over the summer can be excellent fodder for college essays and applications. Now’s the time to strategically plan your ninth grader’s summer.
Organizations that want to help first-gen college students find the right ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµ
These groups want to help high-need, low-income, historically underserved, and first-to-college students find the right ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµ — and the funds to finance it.
13 surprising tips for applying to college
The college admissions process can feel like a moving target. Here are some surprising nuggets of wisdom from those who played the game and survived.
Doing a January check-in with your 9th grader
Your child is halfway through freshman year. If you don’t already, make a regular practice of sitting down with your teen and talking about how they feel about ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµ, grades, classes, and teachers.
Doing a January grade check with your 10th grader
Grades count for college. With a new report card in hand, now is a good time to review your child’s grades and classes together.
Time for your teen to take a personality test!
No, it’s not because of all the attitude and eye rolling. These free tests can get high ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµ students thinking about careers they'll be inspired to work hard for.
¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµ your (nearly) adult child
Now that your kid has turned 18 — you need a new parenting mindset. Here's how to get it.
Texting sexy pictures can get tweens into hot water. Here’s the lowdown on sexting in middle ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµ.
Sharing hard truths in your family history
When your family history includes tragedy or difficult, even unspeakable hardship, sharing those moments with your child can connect them to their own resilience.
What's your parenting style?
Experts have identified four basic styles: authoritative, permissive, authoritarian, and hands-off. Whatever your approach, here's how to make the most of your parenting style.
The fabulously vexing teenage brain
Neuroscience sheds light on why teens act the way they do.
6 tips to boost your teen's emotional intelligence
You can help your teen learn healthy, productive ways to express challenging emotions.
Tips to help your child be the first to go to college
To get your child successfully through high ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµ and into college, here’s what to do, resources you can rely on, and some hurdles to expect.
Should I let my teen daughter wear a thong?
Is this choice risqué or okay? ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµ expert Annie Fox offers her two cents to this concerned mom.
My daughter is sexting!
When one mom discovered that her daughter's been sexting, she turned to parenting expert Annie Fox for advice.
4 steps to boost your child's confidence
This 4-step formula can help adults instill healthy self-assurance in kids.
Volunteering 101: How helping others helps your child
Volunteering can help your teen prepare for college and a career, as well as build a commitment to helping others.
Summer planning for tweens and teens
Too old for camp. Too young to get a job. What to do? If you start early and know where to look, there's plenty out there to keep older kids happy and busy during summer break.
Sexual behavior: what teens learn from media
If you don't talk to your kids about your own values and expectations about sex, the main input they'll get is from the media. Here are some guidelines to help you.
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