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Parenting a college kid features its own mix of unique challenges, from adjusting to having a child leave the home to accepting a child who attends college from home. This is a unique time, when a mom watches her child evolve into a starter adult. Get tips on parenting college kids.

College editor: Joanne Strobert

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Boomerang "Babies" PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Naomi Serviss   
Tuesday, 13 May 2008

Just because your kids are through with higher education doesn't mean they're through with YOU. Do you have a boomerang baby? 


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When Your Kids Are Smarter Than You Are PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Jill Browne   
Saturday, 22 March 2008

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There comes a time in every parent's life when their child realizes that the child is smarter than the parent. A time? Ha! Try every hour from the age of 8 through about 80. In the college years, the challenges change from dealing with a precocious but malleable child to guiding a new adult.

 

 

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Disciplining your College Age Child PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Joanne Strobert   
Wednesday, 13 February 2008
The most challenging issue that faces parents is finding balance between being overly strict and the opposite end of the spectrum … being overly lenient. I often equate this as a “fine line we walk” quite similar to tight-rope walking! Leaning too much in either direction can knock us off that small rope!
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College Bound from Home PDF Print E-mail
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Written by JoStro   
Sunday, 13 January 2008
My son graduated from high school almost three years ago.  He decided to enroll in community college for the first two years of his pursuit of an architectural degree.  Great!  Save a lot of money and still have him at home.  I wasn’t ready for my first born to leave the nest just yet.
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