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How to Build Self-Confidence in Your College Freshman
Does your freshman struggle with self-confidence? Discover 3 signs yours does and 3 ways parents can help!
How to Balance School and Life During Your Freshman Year of College
How can you balance your school work and life in college? Discover 3 helpful tips that will get you started!
Failing College Classes During Coronavirus: Is Your Freshman Entitled to Pass Their Classes?
Should your freshman be allowed fail a college class during the pandemic? Discover key factors that determine the value and meaning of grades during COVID-19.
Before a New Semester Starts Do These 5 Things
Ready for classes to start again? Discover 5 things you should finish before the semester begins!
5 Reasons Your College Freshman Can’t Change Their Bad Habit
Why can’t your freshman beat a bad habit? Discover 5 possible reasons your child struggles and how you can help!
How Not to Look Like a College Freshman
Worried you’ll look like a lost freshman? Discover 4 ways you can stick out in the right way!
How to Pick a College Major
Dreading questions about your future college major? Use these 4 questions to help you choose a good-fit major for you!
What Your College Freshman’s GPA Doesn’t Tell You
What does your freshman’s GPA tell you? Probably more importantly, what doesn’t it tell you? Learn what 3 things may not be shown in the freshman year GPA.
What College Can't Teach Freshmen
If you’re expecting to learn how to embrace and learn from failure, think again. Discover the importance of learning this life skill for yourself!
Why Your College Freshman Needs to Fail
What does failure mean to your college freshman? Learn why failure is so valuable at this stage of life and how you can help your freshman cope with failing!
New School Year, Same Me
Is this first year of college time to create a new you? Learn how to navigate this time of transition to freshman year with these tips!
How to Help Your Soon-to-Be College Freshman Behave Like an Adult
Adult behavior doesn’t automatically start at 18. How can you help your child develop into the adult you know he or she can be? Implement these 4 practices in your parenting!
5 Things That Scream "I'm a Freshman"
What screams “I am a freshman”? Learn how you can avoid the college freshman stereotype by refusing to adopt these 5 behaviors.
Helping Your High School Graduate Without Hovering
How much help is too much help? As a parent, finding the balance between offering help and hovering can be difficult. Learn how you can avoid hovering in these 3 areas!
9 Ways to Think About Your Role as a College Parent
How should you think about your parenting role? Your freshman is grown up. Does your role need to grow up with him? Use these 9 comparisons to help you parent your college freshman.
How College Freshmen Can Practice Gratitude
You feel like you can't keep going. You’re ready to be done or to give up. Don’t. Instead, learn how practicing gratitude can change your perspective.
How to Stop Fixating and Start Dealing With Small Problems
Do you fixate on small problems? Many freshmen struggle moving on after making mistakes. Learn how to deal with your problems and move on with three questions.
7 Habits That Confuse Your College Professors
What do college freshmen do that confuses college professors? You may be surprised what 7 bad habits cause your professors to scratch their heads.
Perfectionists Not-So-Anonymous: 4 Ways Perfectionism Harms College Freshmen
Struggle with perfectionism? You’re not alone. Many freshmen struggle with being perfectionists. How can this tendency harm your college experience?