I’m writing this post today a bit selfishly, as I’m about to embark on the dreaded bring-your-college-freshman-to-school day.
I’ve got mixed feelings, like all parents do – a mix of excitement and pride. But right now it’s mostly panic.
It’ll be an emotional day.
To prepare myself for the inevitable roller coaster of emotions, I’ve collected the very best tips I’ve heard from moms who’ve done it before. I’ve also found nuggets from across the web.
It’ll help make for a relatively smooth (though not without tears) move in day.
And, Mom…I hope it helps you, too.
There are dozens of life skills that our teenagers need to learn before heading off to college and being on their own for the first time. The more you teach your teen before heading off for school, the more prepared she’ll be.
There’s a simple question that many parents don’t realize they should be consistently asking themselves each school year:
Sure, seniors in high school have an idea about what they’ll experience in college based on conversations with people who’ve been there, or based on what they’ve experienced during college visits. 
Everyone knows that cash money is an easy winner when it comes to graduation gifts- it’s universal and appreciated by every graduate, no doubt.