| You may have a teenager that will be
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| | for college?
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| attending college soon, or thinking about
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| | - What is their level of
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| it for when they are finished school.
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| | self-sufficiency, doing laundry, looking
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| There are a few important questions that
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| | after their health, seeing a doctor when
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| you should be asking them well before
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| | necessary, and medication?
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| their Last year in school to help them
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| | - What is their level or comfort with
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| focus on what they want and make a good
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| | organizational tools and planning,
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| informed decisions about what they want
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| | planners, schedules, day timers,
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| to study. Actually, the best time to
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| | reminders?
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| have this conversation is when your
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| | - Do they respect authority, communicate
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| teenager is just starting high school, so
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| | their needs effectively, and realise they
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| that he can have years to form his
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| | are solely responsible for their actions
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| answers.
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| | and subsequent consequences?
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| It is a very natural part of growing up -
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| | - What is their level of maturity and
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| teens leaving for college. During this
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| | readiness ? Would they be able to leave
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| time, parents play a significant and
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| | for college?
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| active role in facilitating this
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| | Here are some suggestions to put together
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| transition and preparing teens for
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| | in a little going away package for your
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| college.
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| | teenager of items that they will
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| Factors contributing to the success,
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| | definitely need and appreciate when they
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| delay and/or failure of this preparatory
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| | are away from home.
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| activity include asking yourself and
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| | - Nonperishable food items such as
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| others, including your teenager a couple
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| | breakfast bars, ramen noodles and coffee,
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| of tough, honest questions:
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| | tea or hot chocolate, are a must.
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| - Does your teen have good study habits
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| | - Recent pictures of the family or pets
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| well entrenched and developed
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| | always bring a smile. Send a disposable
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| successfully in their routine?
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| | camera and a self-addressed envelope
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| - What is the nature of your teens own
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| | along too. This way they can send some
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| self-discipline, self-motivation,
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| | pictures back.
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| responsibility and independence? For
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| | - Favorite soaps, shampoo and other
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| example getting up in the morning without
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| | toiletries come in handy and help with
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| you insisting on it!
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| | the budget.
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| - Do they have the ability to establish
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| | - Check out what is near their college
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| and maintain a healthy hygiene routine,
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| | and add a gift certificate, like to a
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| eat healthy meals, make good nutritional
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| | pizza restaurant or the closest food
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| choices without you?
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| | shops.
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| - What is the nature of your teens
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| | - Practical items, like new underwear and
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| problem solving capability, would they
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| | socks, will definitely be appreciated.
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| know which steps to take, act with
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| | - New supplies for school, like pens,
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| discretion, decisiveness, conviction and
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| | notebooks, folders, will help their
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| appropriateness?
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| | budget, and cleaning supplies for their
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| - Are they successful in balancing
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| | room are probably needed.
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| priorities, school work, social life and
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| | Pack it all in a storage container that
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| extra-curricular activity, are they
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| | they can reuse. Wrap the gifts up in a
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| committed and goal-oriented?
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| | new towel, small bucket or other useable
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| - How does your teen feel about leaving
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| | item. Get creative! Make sure you send a
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| the home, living away from home, leaving
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| | personal note or a card with the gift.
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