Nov 20, 2023
Nov 12, 2023 | Adult Children, Empty Nesters, Family Time, From the Heart, Holidays, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Parenting Tips, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Kristen Daukas Ah, the holidays – a time for joy, laughter, and endless family gatherings. For parents of college students, the holiday season is particularly special because it means that their children will finally be back home. But let’s not...
Aug 14, 2023 | Education, High School & Beyond, Homeschooling, Moms & Dads, Private Schools, Teens & Tweens, Tweens & Teens
By Guest Blogger Kristen Daukas So, you’re the proud parent of a high school student gearing up for college! You might have heard about how crucial the college essay is for highlighting your child’s unique qualities and talents. But don’t worry,...
May 2, 2023 | Adult Children, Education, High School & Beyond, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Teens & Tweens, Tweens & Teens
By Guest Blogger Kristen Daukas It’s a common dilemma for parents of high school teens today – should their child attend college or not? On the one hand, there are many potential benefits to attending college, such as: Making connections with professionals...
Mar 6, 2023 | Burlington, Education, Greensboro, High Point, High School & Beyond, Kernersville, Raising Children, Teens & Tweens, Tweens & Teens, Winston-Salem
By TMoM Team Member Britney Dent Preparing to go to college is usually a stressful time for parents and their children. It’s a time of great change, with a lot of laughs and tears. Even though your high schooler may be ready to go to college, it’s still a...
Jan 25, 2023 | -
By TMoM Team Member Sarah Marchwiany This private school directory is sponsored by Calvary Day School. Calvary Day School has a passion and a commitment to provide an encouraging, safe, and engaging school community. Students, from preschool through high school, are...
Jan 23, 2023 | Adult Children, Adult Education, Adults, Empty Nesters, High School & Beyond, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family
By Guest Blogger Kristen Daukas When my daughter was a sophomore at college, she sheepishly FaceTimed me one day, in a near panic, because she felt she needed to take a break the following semester. She thought I would put up a fight, but it was the exact opposite....
Nov 3, 2022 | -
By Guest Blogger Britney Dent It’s never too early to prepare your children for college and careers. The sooner you start, the better. There are many things parents can do to help their children get ready for life after high school. Below are six tips that will help...
Sep 8, 2022 | By Stage, Education, High School & Beyond, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Teens & Tweens, Tweens & Teens
By Guest Blogger Kelly Gunzenhauser My son is a senior this year, and we are in the middle of the college application process. I think I have somewhat of a handle on college readiness, but it was pretty overwhelming to start. We followed others’ advice and got the...
Aug 10, 2022 | Education, From the Heart, High School & Beyond, Humor, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Kelly Hines Four days before my oldest child went to college, I bought 14 boxes of tampons and then sat and cried in the grocery store parking lot. Did I cry because I’d just spent a small fortune on feminine hygiene products? Did I cry because I was...
Jul 23, 2022 | By Stage, Education, High School & Beyond, Parenting & Family, Teens & Tweens, Tweens & Teens
By Guest Blogger Catherine Phipps, recent college graduate You spent months preparing for the SAT, considering 10,000 factors and applying to what feels like 10,000 schools. Then come the decision-making questions: Are your SAT and ACT scores high enough? Should you...
Jun 24, 2022 | By Stage, Education, High School & Beyond, Parenting & Family, Teens & Tweens, Tweens & Teens
By Guest Blogger Camila Dos Santos Helping your high schooler plan for life after graduation is stressful on the entire family. Many parents may find themselves worrying about their child’s future, especially if attending a traditional college is not a part of the...
Jul 12, 2021 | Books, Supplies & Gear, Education, High School & Beyond, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Teens & Tweens
By Guest Blogger Kristen Daukas of kristendaukas.com Raise your hand if you’re currently in the throes of getting your college-bound freshman ready for the big move. It doesn’t matter if they’re going to college right in your hometown, home state, or...
Apr 28, 2021 | By Stage, Education, From the Heart, High School & Beyond, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Teens & Tweens, Tweens & Teens
By Guest Blogger Carrie DeLong Parenting has by far been the most amazing experience of my life! There have been the most exhilarating moments followed by those heart aching challenges that form us into well-rounded parents. In early days of parenting, we make...
Mar 20, 2021 | By Stage, Education, High School & Beyond, Parenting & Family, Teens & Tweens, Tweens & Teens
By Guest Blogger Lisa Witherspoon My oldest daughter, a senior in high school, submitted college applications this fall. Now we are in the “waiting window” as we anticipate acceptances (or not) from all the schools to which she applied. The process was an eye-opening...
Nov 3, 2020 | Day Trips, Education, High School & Beyond, Recreation, Vacations & Weekend Trips
By Guest Blogger Tammy Darden College tours invoke all kinds of emotions for students and parents alike. For our family it’s been an adventure of discovery. When I was in high school in the 80’s most kids didn’t go on college tours. You considered at schools based...
Oct 15, 2020 | By Stage, Education, High School & Beyond, Parenting & Family, Teens & Tweens, Tweens & Teens
By Guest Blogger Emily Kottak, Sophomore at UNCC Like many other aspects of life right now, college is very different. I am a sophomore at UNC Charlotte. I was having a great freshman year, but then in March we were sent home and weren’t able to return. I was home...
Jul 9, 2020 | By Stage, Education, From the Heart, High School & Beyond, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Teens & Tweens, Tweens & Teens
By Guest Blogger Chanel James July 2020. How did we get HERE? I mean, I do have a few guesses, but that might start some drama. Specifically, how did we get here… the place where your baby is leaving for college. Away from you. Away from your protection. Into a world...
Feb 17, 2020 | By Stage, Education, High School & Beyond, Parenting & Family, Teens & Tweens, Tweens & Teens
By Guest Blogger Lisa Witherspoon As we began visiting colleges with my oldest daughter a couple years ago, we started hearing certain terms and acronyms repeated over and over. Pretty soon, my head was spinning with terms I only somewhat understood. Then, as my...
Dec 6, 2019 | By Stage, Education, High School & Beyond, Teens & Tweens
By Guest Blogger Shannon Overby As a teacher of high school students, I see students who are constantly stressed about being admitted to college. High school now a days can be extremely difficult. Student stress appears mostly junior and senior year of high school,...
Mar 7, 2019 | By Stage, Education, High School & Beyond, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Teens & Tweens
By Guest Blogger Alexandra Walser When our oldest started college, we eagerly joined the parent Facebook page, researched the area, got excited with every mailing (after that tuition bill, anyway) – typical freshman parents! One envelope offered “Student Treat...
Feb 1, 2018 | Education, High School & Beyond, Parenting & Family, Tweens & Teens
By Laura Simon Friends with teenagers, do you know what’s approaching? College. And in between your child and college is one MAJOR stepping stone: the admissions essay. I spent eight years of my teaching career in a high school classroom, and one of my roles was...
Nov 9, 2017 | Education, High School & Beyond, Parenting & Family, Teens & Tweens, Tweens & Teens
By Guest Blogger Kelly Heritage, Noble Academy College Testing Coordinator As a parent, you have finally figured this high school thing out. You have mastered Alma and Google Classroom, you have your son or daughter’s advisor added to your “Favorites” in your...
Jun 9, 2017 | Education, Homeschooling
By Guest Blogger Laura Simon “But what will you do when they want to go to college? I hear this all the time when strangers – and sometimes, friends – find out I am homeschooling my kids. It’s the second thing they ask – right after the inevitable question about...
Apr 27, 2017 | Education, High School & Beyond, Parenting & Family, Tweens & Teens
By Guest Blogger Chrissy Sergiacomi, School Counselor A few years ago, a friend in college admissions observed that students were coming on college tours at younger ages than ever before. In fact, the running joke in that admissions office was that soon pregnant women...
Jul 15, 2016 | Education, High School & Beyond
By Guest Blogger Melissa Kinsley “Mom, in middle school teachers talked about how they are preparing us for high school. In high school, teachers talk a lot about how they are preparing us for college. In college, will they talk about how they are preparing us for the...
Jan 14, 2016 | Education, High School & Beyond
By Guest Blogger Becky Medlin Asking a child “What do you want to be when you grow up?” may reveal his dreams of being a doctor or an astronaut. During elementary school, my sister declared that she wanted to become a doctor, and that’s exactly what she did. For...
Feb 23, 2014 | -, Education, Hot Topics, Local Resources, Photography, Private Schools
In today’s Sunday Spotlight, we are featuring: ~ Friendly Ave Christian Preschool’s Consignment Sale (win tickets to the presale!) ~ Beason College Admission Coaching, LLC (BCAC), an option for college admission advising ~ A new giveaway from Jenna Domingo...
Apr 18, 2013 | -, Education, Elementary, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Private Schools
By Margaret T. Mother’s Day is just around the corner. This time of year, I always pause and reflect on my three children when they were younger. They’re older now. One is still in high school, one in college and one graduated from college.We started thinking about...
Mar 16, 2012 | Education, Elementary, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Private Schools
By Jennifer Aceves, Assistant Head of Lower Division/Director of Communications at Noble Academy Do you have a bright child who is struggling in school? Is their current academic environment not the best fit for the way they learn? You may have heard that Noble...
