Parents & Family Weekend can also be an opportunity to take an up-close look at the investment you just made, bring some fall or winter clothing that may soon be…
Patricia A. Roberts, J.D.September 19, 2023
The temptation is to bore you with a long list of lasts. The last first day of high school, the last birthday at home, or the last varsity game. But…
ScholarShare 529August 22, 2023
...but with some pre-planning, the long-term rewards of helping your child navigate through this pivotal year can outweigh any short-term stress along the way. Here are four tips to help…
Patricia A. Roberts, J.D.August 21, 2023
If you have kept in depth discussion of the subject under wraps during Freshman and Sophomore years, you and your teen are about to go on a voyage of discovery…
ScholarShare 529August 20, 2023
In the academic setting, habits of thinking influence the ways students begin, manage, and explain the results of tasks, like projects and papers. Their mindsets—attributional beliefs about their abilities as…
Jennifer Tharp, Ph.D.August 19, 2023
There’s even a seasonal lawn mower parent—the “snow blower” who clears obstacles out of their student’s way. Quite likely, these or similar terms have contributed to less-than-optimal relationships between families…
Michelle Samuels-Jones, Ed.D.August 16, 2023
Rather there are myriad ways students can make the most of undergraduate study based on their majors, living situations, strengths, prior experiences, use of resources, and campus involvement. Each of…
Jennifer Tharp, Ph.D.August 16, 2023
How? Students today need a malleable strategy for managing time and real-time thought solutions for when things don’t go as planned. This is why I teach students the envelope system…
Jennifer Tharp, Ph.D.August 12, 2023
Agency can be conceptualized as using one’s motivation and ability to influence an outcome. It is exerted when a student 1) recognizes a problem or opportunity, 2) identifies within their…
Jennifer Tharp, Ph.D.August 7, 2023
...parents of soon-to-be college students could benefit from their own special kind of packing list to help navigate their child’s transition to college and the range of emotions involved. Here…
Patricia A. Roberts, J.D.July 29, 2023
If they are like every other student who arrived on campus, there will be some bumps along the way as they embark on this new journey. In today’s connected and…
Gregory Bish, Ph.D.July 28, 2023
