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15 Ways to Keep Your Child Safe at College
How can you keep your child safe? How to help your teen stay safe? School safety and college campus safety are important issues in today’s world. We need to teach our kids how to be safe at college and how to be safe at school. Are you worried for your college girl safety? Or your son’s safety? There are medications to consider, other valuables, and even their cars safety! Here are ideas about how to keep your child safe, especially at college.

Stressed Out Teens? 15 Simple Ways Parents Can Help
Do you have stressed out teens? There are many activities for stressed out teens, teen stress relievers, self care ideas… Teach your teens habits for calming your self, taking a time out, and a variety of coping strategies. Here are many ideas for stress management for teens.

How To Win Scholarships Now: 9 Tips and Tricks
Are looking for how to win scholarships? How to get grants and scholarships to help pay for college? Finding scholarships in high school and finding scholarships in college is not difficult! The key is to start as soon as possible, and then to apply to scholarships in a smart and logical way.

7 Helpful Ways to Help Your Student Prepare for Finals
The end of semester, prepping for finals, high school finals, and college finals can be super stressful for your student. Help them to prepare for high school finals and to prepare for college finals with these helpful tips. There are some really fun ways to help your teen prepare for finals and to relieve some teen stress.

What Are The Best Subscription Boxes For Mom? 25+ Great Ideas
Are you like me? Are you constantly wondering what to give your mom for her birthday? Mother’s Day? Does she already have everything? You might ask what are the best subscription boxes for mom? It depends on your mom, you, your budget, and your relationship. I...

About Me

Melanie Prather Studer has spent the last thirty years as a mother and teacher- preschool through middle school. When her kids became teenagers, Melanie started keeping notes and doing research to help her children get a head start on getting into college and ultimately out into the real world.
Resources I Recommend

Learn exactly what you need to talk about with your middle and high schoolers who are planning to go to college and why.

The College Preparation Planner
This 142 page planner has everything you need to organize the college search, preparation, and application process.

How to Win Scholarships
This guide shows exactly what parents can do to help their students prepare their scholarship applications in a way that will set them apart and get them noticed by the judges
