When it comes to your child leaving for college for the first time, this is one of those experiences that is both exciting and daunting. For parents, in particular, it can be a time of mixed emotions. Here are five tips for parents on how to cope when your child leaves for college.
When you ask women to recall their preteen and teen social lives, a consistent pattern emerges. The words harsh and change are commonly used to describe this phase. And this rings true for adolescent girls today. So what is it about adolescence that intensifies social changes and struggles, especially for girls?
As adults, our social skills are so ingrained in our daily lives that we often don’t think twice about what we’re doing or how we’re doing it. Whether we’re introducing two people, interacting with the cashier at the grocery store or showing empathy toward a friend who’s been sick, our social skills have been fine-tuned enough through the years that…
Regardless of your experience, let’s look at ways to help steer you in the right direction and make this exciting transition in your life a smoother one.
By Jacqui Palumbo In Louisa May Alcott’s beloved book “Little Women,” which tells the story of the four spirited March sisters, Jo says of her younger sister Beth: “I think she is growing up, and so begins to dream dreams, and have hopes and fears and fidgets, without knowing why or being able to explain them.”The ineffable experience of girlhood,…
