Topic: Transitions and Readiness

Life is a series of choices, challenges, and changes. Preparing for these transitions can make them much easier, whether it’s helping a child transition from crib to “big kid bed” or from home to college.Life is a series of choices, challenges, and changes. Preparing for these transitions can make them much easier, whether it’s helping a child transition from crib to “big kid bed” or from home to college.

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Moving in the Middle: School Transition Causes Stress in Children

When a student in high school questions making a mid-year transition, his parents found themselves working with schools to develop academic and social strategies that can work for anyone making a school move.

How to Be a Good Roommate

Living with roommates requires good communication and constant compromise. A college junior shares her thoughts.

Six Places To Find Real Friends On Campus

Students who get involved in campus life and find good friends in college are more likely to graduate. Join the party and get the academic pay-offs too.

Teenagers' Stories: What I Learned the Hard Way about Success in High School

The middle school transition to high school was a lot tougher than one student expected. With high school academics low on her list, she soon got a rude wake-up call. Read her advice for teenagers who want to avoid her mistak...

Ten Ways to Save Money and Ten Ways to Lose It

Specific tips and advice for teenagers headed to college on how they can save money (and avoid wasting it) once they are on their own.

Real Life Story: Walking the Dog

One mom’s story about how the word “chore” was a four-letter word and when it came to chores for kids, caring for pets was not considered one – but instead it was a privilege.
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