Parent’s Guide to Senior Year of High School
The senior year of high school is a doozy! Mel and Laura have been through it 6 times, so we know. This Parent’s Guide to Senior Year of High School is a collection of all of our posts about the high school senior year and college and career preparation. This post will give you a one-stop spot for all of your senior year information.
Parent’s Guide to Senior Year
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Parent’s Guide to Senior Year of High School: Parenting
My Senior Is Pulling Away From Me
My Senior Is Pulling Away From Me: 5 Ways You Can Help! Is your senior pulling away from you this year? I hear this from so many moms, and I feel ya! Every year it happens. I’ve had this happen to me three times, and it was hard every time for different reasons! Some, if not most
When You Have An 18 Year Old
Do you have a college freshman? A teen who is turning 18? Get ready for things to change in more ways than one. Your parental rights are about gone when you have an 18 year old!
Surviving Senior Year Conversations as a Mom: 8 Strategies
Surviving Senior Year Conversations Together we have sat in bleachers, auditoriums, and endless meetings. We organized countless school events. We cheered for the victories and endured the algebra teacher from the super-hot place. We collectively dropped our jaws over the insane coach who was fired in the middle of the season and rolled our eyes
Bible Verses For Moms of Seniors
I have collected what I consider to be the 8 best Bible verses for moms of seniors for this post. As our seniors approach the end of their time in high school, they have so many balls in the air. We, as moms, are there to support, encourage, commiserate, and witness this joyful time in their lives.
Parenting Rules For Teens
Do you find yourself yelling at your kids all the time? Are they ignoring you? Do they spend all of their time on games and other devices? Have they stopped showing you any respect?
Parent’s Guide to Senior Year of High School – Expenses
Top 8 Senior Year Expenses to Prepare For and How to Make them Affordable
There are so many things to think about when you have a senior! Here are some sample senior year expenses that will occur… There are more, but you get the picture. So, hang on for ways to plan for high school senior year spending!
Parent’s Guide to Senior Year of High School – Prom
After Prom Breakfast Ideas
Amazing, light and fluffy Belgian Waffles.
15 Awesome Movies about Prom
Prom can be a great memory or a cruddy one. Which kind of memory do you have? We have compiled this list of the 15 best prom movies to get you in the prom season mood!
This time in a senior’s life can be so exciting. But, it can also be frustrating and sad. Prom is built up to be the ultimate event for the end of a senior’s year in high school. It can be amazing, but a lot of times it can be a disappointment. Let’s talk with our kids and help them to understand that a lot of the hype is just that.
Parent’s Guide to Senior Year of High School – College Preparation
How To Get Ready For College: What To Know!
How to get ready for college? -That is a question easily answered with conversations that you can have with your child over their teenage years!
45+ Must Know College Application Terms
Do You Know the Most Important College Application Terms? The college application world has a lingo all its own with terms like “FAFSA,” “Early decision,” and “High School Code Number.” I have listed below all the college application terms you need to know to help you talk like a native in this college admissions glossary.
How to Plan a Budget for College-Bound Teen
We have had 3 sons in college, and the second and third time around were much easier because we knew what to expect! The biggest concern for us, and many others are all of the college expenses. Here are some things that we learned the first (and second) time around, as we planned a budget for college.
How Do I Apply To College? Simple Steps to Success!
How do I apply for college? There are so many ways you can help your teen!
This post covers how to make this process easier for your teen (and you!), starting the summer before their senior year. There are many things to keep track of, so get organized!
4 Must-Have College Search Books
Preparing for College is an exciting and sometimes anxiety inducing endeavor. There are tests to take and applications to complete, then there are dorm items to buy and roommates to find. All 3 of my children are now college graduates. These are the books we used to guide us through the process.
Parent’s Guide to Senior Year of High School – Paying for College
Prevent Student Loan Debt: Things to Know
Prevent student loan debt: Where’s the money? Does your child’s future include college? One big reason to begin making plans for college is MONEY!!! We tried to help our kids as they went through high school and college, by helping them to prevent student loan debt or at least reducing it for them. Something to think about
Fill Out the FAFSA: 5 Tips To Know!
Usually the FAFSA due date is October 1 every year, and everyone who has a high school senior all the way through their senior year in college needs to fill this out yearly.
However, this year (2023), the FAFSA will not be ready until December -no exact date is available at this time. (September 2023)
This post is to help you to be ready for the process of filling out the FAFSA whether it’s your first time or you have done it a few times before.
Parent’s Guide to Senior Year of High School – Graduation
Senior Year Trip Ideas
The high school senior year includes senior year activities and events, college preparation or alternate career preparation, graduation, and some optional extras. These extras include graduation parties for your son or daughter and senior trips.
12 Bible Verses for High School Graduation
Bible Verses for High School Graduation High school graduation is such an exciting time filled with bittersweet memories and dreams for the future. As our babies take their first steps into the real world, we want to send them with encouragement and prayers. These Bible Verses for High School Graduation are the best guidance to give them.
Graduation Brunch Ideas
Over the course of several months I tested 9 recipes from The Complete Cooking for Two Cookbook. With over 700 recipes scaled for two servings and pages of tips for shopping, storing, using leftovers, tools, and ingredient prep in the kitchen of a smaller household, I am convinced The Complete Cooking for Two Cookbook is the best cooking for two cookbook available.
100+ Graduation Gift Ideas
Parent’s Guide to Senior Year of High School – Career Preparation
7 Important Opportunity Costs of College
The opportunity cost of college is lost earned income, being behind in savings, and having little to no job experience upon graduation.
90+ High-Paying Career Alternatives to College
Not everyone goes to college. Not everyone needs to go to college. But what are the alternatives to college? Will my child be able to support themselves without a college degree?
The answer is a resounding “yes!” Read Mel and her son’s story about why he skipped out on the opportunity costs of college and chose an alternative education, training, and career.
10 Best Future Career Quizzes for Teens
10 Best Future Career Quizzes for Teens Are you wanting to help your middle schooler, high schooler, or teen find their future career? These future career quizzes for teens are different types of tests which will help to indicate certain personality types, work habits, and other interesting information. They can help you as a parent
Parent’s Guide to Senior Year of High School – Moving to the Dorm
Best College Move In Checklist for Parents
College Move In Checklist for Parents You have known this day was coming for several months. You have shopped for all the dorm necessities on the College Dorm Shopping List, have them packed up, and everything is in the front hall ready to go in the car. But, what else do you need to ensure a smooth
How to Pack for College
How to Pack for College: 6 Tips It’s coming! That day filled with excitement, anxiety, dread, tears, fun, and sweat – that day you finally climb in the car and drive your child to his new temporary home – a college dormitory. You’ve spent the summer going over the College Dorm Room Checklist and meticulously
College Dorm Room Essentials
College Dorm Room Essentials That All Freshman Will Need Are you wondering what your freshman will need in their dorm room? We have had 5 teens head off to college, and my final senior is about to go in the fall. What are the college dorm room essentials that all freshman will need? Here is
Dorm Room Storage Ideas: 21+ Easy Hacks
Here are great dorm room storage ideas that make the space more organized and user-friendly! There are easy dorm room storage hacks for all the dorm room essentials and dorm room necessities.
25 Brilliant Dorm Room Ideas and Shopping Tips
25 Brilliant Dorm Room Ideas and Shopping Tips Planning a dorm room and collecting dorm room ideas is a fun and exciting experience. You want to make sure you have all of the dorm room essentials and a good way to organize your things in a super small space. I have helped set up two
Final Thoughts for Parent’s Guide to Senior Year
We hope this senior year guide helps you navigate through this exciting and anxiety-inducing year!
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