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Ground Rules for Parental College Visits

College is the best four years of your life (at least, theoretically). Its about freedom, independence, and eating cold pizza for breakfast just because you can. Its our first foray into the real world, which is pretty exciting, but for parents, I suppose it can be a little frightening to watch the nest empty out.

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101 Dalmatians – Parental Love and Protection

While watching the classic Disney film 101 Dalmatians with my children, I started picking up on similarities between the family on the screen and my own family. Albeit my family walks on two legs and most days are spot free, we seem to share the same dynamic as Pongo and Perdita and their litter of…

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What Really Bothers Me About The Willow Smith Photo

Imagine this tableau: a pretty 13-year-old girl lies next to a handsome 20-year-old man on a small, messy bed. The man is shirtless. His head is thrown back and he’s laughing. The girl, fully clothed and unsmiling, looks at the camera.Are they friends? Sexual partners? Brother and sister?Moises Arias, who played Rico on the Disney TV show Hannah Montana, and Willow Smith, the young daughter of movie stars Will Smith and Jada …

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Cutting The Parental Cord

As a parent of a high school student, I’ve had a hard time navigating the balance between staying involved in my teenagers life and giving him the independence he craves.On the one hand, research shows that engaged parents have kids who are less likely to use drugs and alcohol and are more likely to do well in school. On the other hand, I sense that he is pulling away from me – indviduating …