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Why is the cost of college so expensive?

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Many of us are or will be paying more for our children’s college education than our parents did for ours, what or who is actually responsible? By Ron Lieber

February 17, 2021 Books, Culture

How I came to appreciate my father’s weekly letters

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They arrived. One after the other. In snowstorms. On holidays. From foreign countries. In succession—as inevitable it seemed as midterms and finals. By David Joseph

September 24, 2019 Family

How to reconcile the empty nest me with the motherhood me

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So many parents speak of this transition period with promise and enthusiasm. But I loved nothing more than my kids walking through the door every day at 2:35pm. By Randi Olin

March 20, 2019 Family

The college application process: how to make sense of it all

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College counselor and admissions expert, Sara Harberson, offers valuable insight into the nitty gritty of the application process.

November 28, 2018 Culture, Family

You are not your college admission essay

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My daughter is trapped inside, trying to make admissions counselors she doesn’t know fall in love with her. By Sandra A. Miller

October 11, 2018 Parenting Advice

After 18 years of parenting, what does it mean to be a good mother?

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When it was time to walk away—leaving my son there and a part of my life behind—I didn’t have any regrets. By Randi Olin

September 26, 2018 Family

On separation, running, and the college drop-off

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Nothing would be exactly the same again. I was inconsolable, even though the university’s family day was only a month away. By Dina Elenbogen

August 14, 2018 Family

How to get a good letter of recommendation

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Writing a thoughtful letter of recommendation takes time. And odds are you aren’t the only one asking. By Jennifer Winward

July 16, 2018 Parenting Advice

Will I still make my banana bread when my nest is empty?

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Parenting isn’t like baking. The ingredients you mix together aren’t the same with each kid. By Randi Olin

June 20, 2018 Family

My son chose comedy instead of college

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I decided to stop asking Austin about his plan. I decided to stop suggesting pathways and careers to him, as if I were a marketing director of adulthood. By Ann marie Houghtailing

April 19, 2018 Family, Parenting Challenges

Learning how to let your teens motivate themselves

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Coming to peace with the reality that you can’t make your kid do things is actually liberating. By William Stixrud and Ned Johnson

March 2, 2018 Books, Parenting Challenges

How to realize your son is not lazy

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Decades ago, boys who lacked motivation were called late bloomers. Today, we call them underachievers. By Adam Price

December 5, 2017 Books, Culture

The unfeathering of the nest as my son leaves for college

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I want him out in the world. But this process—the leaving process—is excruciating.
By Emily Franklin

August 24, 2017 Family

When I first realized my daughter has an eating disorder

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She slid into anorexia at 16. She stopped smiling. She ignored her friends. She counted almonds.
By Amy Rumizen

July 12, 2017 Parenting Challenges

Why politics matters to me in the college selection process

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I want my children to be part of a college community that is more in line with the ideologies of #Imwithher than #MAGA.
By Randi Olin

February 14, 2017 Culture, Parenting Challenges

Listening to other people’s teens

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The chance to remember myself at that age, in a way that I often don’t when I wrangle with my own teens, was illuminating.
By Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser

June 20, 2016 Family
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