Is Your Teen Ready for Adulthood by Witty Ryter, author, Grown-Up Stuff Explained
March 11th, 2022
The goal of every parent is to see their child grow up to be a self-sufficient, confident, and productive member of society. From the time they are born, we nurture our kids and give them everything we can to help them thrive. We try to fill their minds with positive ...
Miserable Mom – The Do’s and Don’ts of Sending Your Kid to College by Sharon L. Brecher (Book Excerpt)
March 7th, 2022
Ch.1 - How it All Began Sending your child off to college is really hard - kind of like chopping off an arm and sending it to live somewhere else. But let's be real. It's not death or disease or world hunger. It's worse! I'm kidding. Well, I am now that ...
THE DISINTEGRATING STUDENT by Dr. Jeannine Jannot (Book Excerpt)
June 28th, 2021
The Miraculous Transformation I have always been fascinated by the changes we see in our children as they grow; physically and psychologically. In what seems like the blink of an eye they go from infancy to adolescence, and the miraculous transformation starts the moment they are born. We revel in their ...
More Than a Diploma by Sharon O’Donnell
May 13th, 2018
This is my middle boy, David, after his graduation with a Masters of Accounting from NC State University this week. This is also my boy who had speech therapy starting at 3, reading comprehension issues in elementary school, an auditory learning disability, & severe anxiety beginning his junior year of ...
Touching Down by Sharon O’Donnell
May 20th, 2017
Yes, I know that parenthood is all about raising your children so that they are independent and can fly off on their own, ready to face the world and be successful. And of course, I want that for my kids. Any parent would. I've been lucky that my two oldest ...
Gift Ideas for your Child’s Graduation
July 29th, 2015
Whether your child is graduating Kindergarten or college, thinking of the perfect gift can seem overwhelming. However, with a little imagination and lots of sentiment, you can give your child something that they’ll always appreciate and love. Books If your graduate is from the younger set, books celebrating their youthful milestones can ...
Stepping Into the Past by Sharon O’Donnell
November 15th, 2014
Walking around one's college campus thirty years after graduation prompts much reflection. I only live 20 minutes from the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and I've been to Chapel Hill many times for medical appointments on the edge of town, but it's been a long ...
Graduations, Holidays, & Surgeries – Oh My by Sharon O’Donnell
December 28th, 2013
Holiday break came none too soon for me this year. I feel like a train pulling into the station after a long journey. When I went back to work full-time in September, I realized that it would be time-consuming and schedule-changing. I'm still glad ...
Countdown by Sharon O’Donnell
August 12th, 2012
Well, the countdown is on. One more week until we take my middle son two hours away to start his freshman year at college. Where did the summer go? This past week we did get away for a vacation with our family plus one of my sisters and her ...
Gearing Up for Camp – by Cara Potapshyn Meyers
May 16th, 2012
Camp, you ask? Yes, camp. Sleep away camp to be exact. A couple weeks ago, my son, husband and I went to check out a camp in northern Connecticut. After viewing a variety of camps online which were farther away, my husband and I decided to look for camps a ...
