Amazon Prime Big Deal Days sales officially begin on Tuesday, October 8, and last through October 9. Here are early deals ...

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How’s my kid doing? Certainly, this is the question most on the minds of parents who’ve dropped off a son or daughter at their new college or university, and have then made that (sometimes tearful) ...

I was amazed to find that my son, who is in his 20s, and many of his friends track not only their families and significant others, but also share locations with a large circle of friends. Not being a ...

As a high school English teacher, I think a lot about how to help others communicate more effectively. So, last spring, as I was discussing with my ninth graders how much they’d changed since August ...

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Today the lazy days of summer have officially surrendered to the 5am alarm clock that will chirp in my ear for the next 10 months. My teacher brain will quickly adjust back to the bustling pace of the ...

Bring back the magic of the holidays with these fun Advent calendars for your teen or college student. They’re exciting because your teen will get a little surprise each day leading up to Christmas.

Halloween’s a holiday that college students love to celebrate. Parents can help add to the festive atmosphere by sending a Halloween themed college care package with costumes, decor, or lots of treats ...

Parents…we worship them when we are little, we take them for granted as adolescents, and we ignore them or rebel from them as teens and young adults. Then there ...