My older son was faced with a really difficult decision last week. Should he replace his 3 year old laptop before going back to school or try to get by one more year? He bought a really shiny, black, 17″ screen beauty from HP for his Freshman year in college. It was a deal that made [...]
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Graduation Gifts About Work, Life and Balance
Friends of ours just announced that their son just graduated from college. This announcement came as a bit of surprise because our friends’ son graduated in three years from a highly regarded East Coast engineering school. Engineering programs are tough! I have known really sharp people who graduated in five or six years from some [...]
Your High School Senior Was Rejected By Colleges?
If you have a high school senior aspiring to go to college in Fall 2010, you know that May 1 was the deadline to notify schools of the final choice. The difficult decision is over and your teen is now focusing on just one school. But, what if your student was wait-listed or rejected by [...]
Is Your Teen’s Cell Phone Dangerous?
First it was the Droid. Then the Eris and Nexus One. Now its the Palm Pre Plus. My 16 year old’s cell phone plan expires soon. So, of course, he has been thinking about a new phone, a 3G smartphone, that will make his life even more connected. The iPhone from Apple would be his [...]
Review: Fearless By Max Lucado
By CK Wilde for 3GenFamily Blog “Here, let me help you try it on.” The sales clerk had noticed that I had stopped to touch one of the fuzzy blue bathrobes that was displayed on the table near the main aisle. As the sales person enveloped me with the fluffy, powder blue robe, I admired [...]
Buying a New Computer For Your Graduate: Spring 2009 Update
By CK Wilde for 3GenFamily Blog Are you planning to buy your son or daughter a new computer to take to college in the Fall? Here is a what you need to know to get the best computer and best deal on that machine. Walter Mossberg has been reporting on personal technology for the Wall [...]
2009 College Admissions Update – What Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors Need to Know
If you are the parent of a high school senior who applied to attend college, the next few weeks will be hectic. The colleges will be hosting visits for newly accepted students and the college financial aid offices will be hearing a record number of appeals. All of this activity culminates on May 1st, the [...]
Will Your Child Be A College Freshman Success?
By CK Wilde for 3GenFamily Blog “Sadly, about 60% of college freshmen drop out of school,” said the counselor. Excuse me? I sat straight up in my chair. That can’t be right. It Was An Innocent Question The counseling staff at my younger son’s high school had put together an informative evening presentation for parents [...]
What To Do About Wisdom Teeth
By CK Wilde for 3GenFamily Blog Is it a new fad or good health care? US dentists are recommending that teens and young adults, from ages 17 to 26, have their wisdom teeth removed in record numbers. Dentists call it a “preventive” measure so the teeth, also know as the third molars, won’t be a [...]
Beware of Email Work-at-Home Scams
By CK Wilde for 3GenFamily Blog Have you ever thought about spending the day . . . in your coziest lounging outfit pecking away at your laptop keyboard from the comfort of your sofa while hundreds of dollars magically flow electronically into your bank account each day? Those junk email work-at-home ads make it seem [...]
