19 Nov Walking the sometimes treacherous Thanksgiving tightrope
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By Lee Shulman Bierer Navigating your way through the Thanksgiving break...
07 Aug College freshmen, think ahead and plan carefully about what to pack
By LEE SHULMAN BIERER A standard dorm room. Photo by Alec Sitton T-minus one month and counting. The countdown to your first day as a college freshman has officially begun. There are advice articles galore with lists of what to pack and what not to pack; it’s...
16 Jul 6 tips for parents to make the most of orientation programs
By LEE SHULMAN BIERER Parents and prospective students talk with Fayetteville State officials. Photo by Ezekiel Best, FSU Used to be that parents packed up the station wagon, drove their son or daughter to college, unloaded the boxes, made their bed, kissed them goodbye, shed a few...
05 Jun What should you do when the kids come home for the summer?
By: LEE SHULMAN BIERER Photo by collegetownnc.com What should you do with your “boomerang kids” who come home from college for a place to stay over the summer? A first piece of advice is for everyone – parents and students – to be mindful of the transition. Parents...
15 May Tis the season: Gift ideas for high school graduates
I always believed that Hallmark was responsible for creating June’s catchy marketing moniker “Dads and Grads.” Just as Father’s Day gifts have thankfully moved beyond standard-issue ties, so too, can graduates expect something more creative than a Cross Pen or an oversized dictionary. Grad gift choices...
21 Nov Navigating the Thanksgiving tightrope
LEE SHULMAN BIERER College students are homeward-bound. For many freshmen, it will be their first visit back since packing up last August. Thanksgiving, the uber-American family togetherness holiday, can be equally tough for parents and their college students. Parents often feel that they’re traveling on a tightrope...
20 Sep Parents behaving badly …
by LEE BIERER It’s a tough tightrope out there, and well-intentioned parents are often hurting more than they’re helping. Parents behaving badly – it happens all the time in the college admissions process. Striving for balance is key. Moms and dads on both ends of the parental spectrum...
21 Aug Returning home after the big drop-off
LEE SHULMAN BIERER A student piles up belongings on drop-off day. Photo courtesy of USC Beaufort How many Facebook posts have you seen over the last few weeks where families are sharing their pride and angst as they drop their children off at college for the first...
15 Aug Having the money talk: Financial literacy for college students
LEE SHULMAN BIERER Photo by Wofford College/Mark Olencki The parade of freshman drop-off days continues. Before the often-teary ride home, parents feel compelled to impart tidbits of wisdom and life lessons, plus pleas for a balanced diet and a reasonable amount of sleep. What is the one thing most...
30 Jun Packing, moving tips that will help freshmen settle into dorm life
LEE SHULMAN BIERER Dorm life can work a little more smoothly by planning ahead for essentials. File photo I am sure it has been a scene repeated recently at stores everywhere: the annual trip with parents to outfit a dorm room. The lists from department and specialty stores...
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