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Let Them Choose: A Wake-Up Call for Parents of College-Aged Children

by Sean Cook December 7, 2010 For College Parents
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College can be just as much of an adjustment for parents as it is for college students. It’s important to give your student the support to make it through challenges, but to resist “saving” them from everyday decisions that come along with becoming healthy, functioning adults. Join Sean and fellow Life Purpose and Career Coach Monica Moody for a free webinar and discussion about learning to let your student choose his or her own path.

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5 Great Gifts for Grads

by Sean Cook May 6, 2010 For College Parents
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It’s finally May! For many college students, this month means the coming of summer internships, travel opportunities, summer jobs, relaxation and time to catch up with friends from home. For graduating seniors, though, it may signify the beginning of a new job, moving to a new apartment, or a return home to regroup, until the right opportunity comes along.

But for all graduates, no matter the circumstance, it should also be a time to reflect on accomplishments, and bask in the accomplishment. It’s also traditionally a time that family and friends honor the new grad with a few token gifts to help them get started in their new life.

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Book Review: The Voice of College

by Sean Cook March 4, 2010 Book Reviews

“College is about 3 things: homework, fun, and sleep…but you can only choose 2.” So begins the first chapter of The Voice of College, a fun and useful primer on the college experience. Authors Kipp Van Dyke and Michael Severin met as orientation leaders during their own time as undergraduates, and went on to hold [...]

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