Psst. Don’t tell my son, Matt, but I just ordered a Kiva card for him for Christmas. Sure, he’ll get a favorite DVD, and some other stuff he’s been wanting. But it’s all just, you know, stuff. With a Kiva card he can learn about other people in other parts of the world (or right…
Do You Know the Class of 2014?
Born when Ross Perot was warning about “a giant sucking sound,” and Bill Clinton was apologizing for pain in his marriage, members of the college class of 2014 have emerged as a post-email generation for whom the digital world is routine and technology is just too slow. Each August since 1998, Beloit College, in Beloit,…
What to Expect When Your College Freshman Comes Home For The Holidays
I don’t normally share press-release information here. But as a journalist, I receive a lot of good information for parents and I thought this info, from Butler University, was well worth sharing. If you have a freshman who’s away at college for the first time, you may be a bit nervous about how things will…
Helping Kids With Test Anxiety
Today I’m happy to welcome Kate Willson as a guest blogger. Kate writes on the topic of best online colleges. She welcomes your comments via email at katewillson2@gmail.com and also here on the blog. Thanks, Kate! It’s time for midterm tests, and many kids across the nation are panicking. Taking tests can be stressful for…
Why I Won’t be Buying a Toyota Highlander – or Van de Kamp’s Fish Sticks
Please do me a favor and watch these two ads, then read the post, below. I really want your opinion on this: I’ve owned two Toyotas in my life. I don’t have anything against Toyotas. But I won’t be buying any car that is advertised with a bratty kid looking up from his video game…