It’s time! Your college student is settled into dorm life and working hard on papers, speeches, and keeping up with laundry. You have settled into an empty or emptier nest and are ready to send a Fall Box to let your awesome kid know how much you love them! We showed you How To Send…
You dropped your 18-year-old off at college and it was hard. The drive away from campus was just plain weird. It was emotional, heart-wrenching, exciting, or all of the emotions at once. One thing is for sure. You want to let your college student know they are in your thoughts with a College Care Package!…
Yep! I said it. We parents are inundated with ways to make the college transition easier on our kids and we work hard to do just that. Then the day comes when we drive away from campus. That day is hard. We’ve spent 18 years doing all we can for our kid. We’ve bought things…
In our experience, the Student Driver Sign is a must! It’s like a secret code on the road from one mom to the next. Put the Student Driver Sign in the back window and watch the patient factor rise! Seriously … or at least, hopefully! We all remember the first days behind the wheel, right? Student Driver | Student Driver Sign | Teen Driver | #printable #SARD
You’ve visited campuses, applied to your favorites, and received acceptance letters. Now what? Decisions are hard! The College Comparison Chart will help you get down to the nitty gritty details! College Comparison Chart This chart was developed to help you compare your college choices after you have received acceptance letters. Comparison Chart Supplies This post…
As parents, it’s incredibly easy to beat ourselves up for all the ways we’ve messed up with our kids. You go to bed each night thinking, tomorrow. Tomorrow, I’ll be Supermom! Not this time! This time we are going to talk about Things We Got Right With Our Kids! 5 Things We Got Right With…
¡Ay, caramba! How many conflicting things have you heard lately? Has decision making come to a halt while you sort through the mess of information?! Fat is bad, don’t worry about sugar. Hold the phone! Sugar is as bad as crack, eat the fake stuff. Whoa! Hold up there! That fake sugar is chemical laden,…
Papers, papers, everywhere! Piled up on the counter, shoved in the drawer, stuffed in backpacks, and even on the floor! How do we organize our teens’ paperwork to set them up for future success? Scrapbook Storage Boxes, Medical Binders, and The Big Book of Everything will help you organize your teens’ paperwork once and for all! This…
Well, almost everything! This is the binder where you will put the things you can’t bear to part with; like that driver’s permit she no longer needs because she passed the test and has the real deal now or those ASB cards from years past. It is also a fantastic place for your teenagers to…
Things just got real. Ready or not, my 16-year-old has her driver’s license. Ack! She’s gone through the proper training and practiced driving with her dad because, ahem, I was just too nervous. Then the time came. The time when she was off on her very own with the car keys and the big, big,…
Are your teenagers whittling their time away on the couch while staring at their electronic devices? Has their favorite spot on the couch become so well used that you sink to oblivion when sitting in their spot? Do you often wonder how to get your Teenagers Off The Couch? Of course, everyone needs a little…
More than a few times I have heard the exasperation in mom’s voices as they convey the short amount of time they have to teach their teens everything they need to know before leaving home for the big, big world. When asked what those ‘things’ are, I am usually left with a glossy explanation of…
The best part of baking cookies is sneaking a little raw cookie dough, right? You know you shouldn’t because, well, raw eggs! You do anyway though because it’s just so delightful! Fear the raw egg no more and make cookie dough that was never meant for baking! Now that’s my kind of cookie dough! I…
So you’re on a budget and you’re sticking to it! That doesn’t mean you have to sit and stare at each other as life passes you by. Get out there and do something! (I’m preaching to the choir here.) There ARE Fun Things To Do With Teens without spending a lot. 1) Take A Daycation! Have a national park nearby?…
As my 15-year-old jumped out of the car to start her day at school she asked, “can you get the laundry done today?” SAY WHAT? I replied in a harsh tone, “did you sort your laundry?” “No, but can you at least do the lights?” I fumed on the ride back home. Justine knows perfectly well…
Dear Parents of My Teenagers’ Friends, We used to be the cool parents. The parents that had every snack and drink imaginable stocked. We would laugh when teenagers left our home and there wasn’t a morsel of sugar or a potato chip left in the place. After one particular sleepover, I woke up the next morning to find that…
It was Friday night and my teenage boy was staying up late. I kissed him good night and headed up to bed as the glow of Battlefront on the Xbox One filled the room. Somewhere in my deep slumber, I heard Jack running up the stairs. He showed me a text he had just received. An anonymous text. We…
You’re determined to get to the gym but don’t know where to start. What do I wear? What do I do? How do I act? RELAX! You got this! Check out this gym etiquette and you’ll enter the gym with confidence! Really, it’s not that big of a deal. Most gym rats are in their own little world…
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