How to Tackle the Common App Essay

How to Tackle the Common App Essay

Pondering the Common App Questions….What Question Should My Rising Senior Chose?….None! As the end of the semester winds down, and high school juniors start to think about the looming mountain ahead of them….the college application process, (despite still having to...

3 Reasons To Begin College Admissions Work Now!

Imagine what it would be like if you could wave your magic wand and hear your rising senior proudly comment to you, “Mom, I know exactly what I need to do for my college applications!” And then, you notice a simple yet effective list of things on your teen’s neatly...

Top 10 Habits of Parents with Successful Kids

We try and we try. We read books, articles, and blogs about how to raise happy, healthy kids. Sometimes, it’s best to put the books down and just be yourself. Here are some tried and true efforts from parents who raised children who demonstrate kindness, social...

Priorities

Eight months ago, we moved from Wisconsin to North Carolina due to my husband’s company relocating to Charlotte. It was a rough departure, leaving behind 17 years of memories where we raised our five children. Our youngest, Ryan, was the only one coming with us as our...

Work, Punish, Sleep: Not Me!

Cathy Markey         I’m sure you, like me, view yourself as a pretty darn hip parent.      After all, we use hipster social media (facebook, snapchat, twitter), sprinkle our “conversations” with universal acronyms (lol, ty, nvm, ttyl), and can discern others’...