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 [...]
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The Cure for Helicopter Parents of College Students
With the start of a new school year at universities and colleges in the US, there have been a flurry of news reports and newly released books discussing the problems that “helicopter parents” are causing. These parents are so named because they are still hovering around trying to take care of their students who are attending college. [...]
