Raising The Capable StudentI Might Be Screwing Up With Technology and My Daughter — Or NotI just walked past the den where my 13-year-old daughter was doing her homework, and saw her with her phone in her hands and her iPad open…Nov 24, 2017Nov 24, 2017
Raising The Capable StudentThe School Project Survival GuideThroughout my older kids’ school years, I struggled with knowing where to draw the line between helping and doing. There were times when I…Nov 24, 2017Nov 24, 2017
Raising The Capable StudentA Family Isn’t StaticTwenty-three years ago my husband and I were expecting our first baby and preparing to move halfway across the country. The night before…Sep 29, 2017Sep 29, 2017
Raising The Capable StudentHow to Help Our Messy KidsYou know that kid who has a messy room, backpack, locker? Who loses important papers, books, sports equipment? Who could have straight…Feb 6, 2017Feb 6, 2017
Raising The Capable StudentHow to Search for a College While Still in Your PajamasThere was a point in my oldest son’s college search when he was basing his choice on the university’s home football schedule. He spent the…Nov 29, 2016Nov 29, 2016
Raising The Capable StudentDo you do all the talking?I was glad I wasn’t up to the blow dry yet because the scene I was witnessing was too crazy to not be able to overhear. A mother had…Sep 6, 2016Sep 6, 2016