Real Choices for Teens Who Need More Time to Grow There are many valuable options after high school that allow teens to grow, explore, and mature into confident, capable adults. As parents and grandparents raising teens—especially those navigating unique challenges like neurodivergence—it’s important to understand that success doesn’t follow a Read more
Finding the Right Path and Life Focus After Graduation What is your teen’s life focus after graduation? Graduation can be an exciting time, but also a confusing one, especially for teens who don’t know what’s next. If you’re a parent or grandparent raising a graduate, you play a powerful role Read more
Options AFTER Graduating From High School What are my options after High School? Graduation is a milestone – exciting, a little scary, and full of possibility. But what comes next? High School Graduates can find opportunities to become successful adults in numerous areas. There are many options after high school Read more
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See Below: TIPS, IDEAS & SUGGESTIONS FOR REDSHIRTING OR NOT REDSHIRTING KINDERGARTEN What is Redshirting? Redshirting, including redshirting kindergarten, means skipping a year. For school, typically kindergarten, parents are redshirting kindergarten for a variety of reasons. Although there are some advantages and disadvantages to redshirting kindergarten, some parents are convinced Read more
TIPS, IDEAS & SUGGESTIONS FOR FINDING A LIFE FOCUS FOR YOUR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE What is a Life Focus? Finding a life focus as a 16,17 or 18-year-old high school student is much harder than most teenagers anticipate. Discussing career goals for your future in high school seems like an Read more
Below See: TIPS, IDEAS & SUGGESTIONS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF LEARNING A NEW SKILL AT ALL AGES Basic Learning Skills: Experience with My Grandkids In order to understand the importance of learning we need to identify areas of strengths and areas of weaknesses in the learning process. Over the past Read more
Below See: TIPS, IDEAS & SUGGESTIONS ON HOW CAN SCHOOLS HELP GRANDPARENTS RAISING GRANDCHILDREN How Many Children are Being Raised by Grandparents in the US? Statistics show that 2.7 million grandparents are raising grandchildren in the United States. Many grandparents are raising grandchildren in other countries as well and throughout Read more
See below for more: TIPS, IDEAS & SUGGESTIONS FOR OPTIONS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION Options After High School Over the years, I have celebrated high school graduations for all five of my children. And, since raising my two grandchildren for the last six years, I recently celebrated my grandson’s high Read more