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My thoughts, my passion, my adviceAre you a log in your adult child’s road?
Susan Bonifant writes in The Washington Post's ON PARENTING about the following revelation regarding her involvement in her 21 year old daughter's life: "Now my “helpful” actions were not a comfort but a log to move out of the road." I've always joked that if I were...
NeedAMom in the New York Times
I agree with all of the mothers, student and educators interviews in this piece. Part of good parenting is knowing when to let go and knowing that sometimes the most important lessons are the most difficult - and best learned on your own. The Eternal Struggle...
Why are millennials not buying napkins and what does it say about them?
There are so very many myths about Millennials. Virtually none of them are true. "If you have read anything about young people in recent years, you could be forgiven for believing that we are living through a cultural revolution, unprecedented in its destructiveness...
Don’t Miss The Bus!
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Parents & College Students Part Deux – This will make you laugh if it doesn’t make you cry
Please read and share my previous post since Facebook won't let me "boost" it. This, unfortunately, is not as far-fetched as it seems. But it is funny. from McSweeney's Internet Tendency: Some Notes for My Child’s College Roommate BY JULIE VICK - - - - Go ahead and...
College – A challenge for parents as well as students
I've sent two sons to college. It was exciting, scary, lonely...and that was just for me! Have questions for NeedAMom about college? Ask 'em here. There's a lot of advice out there for parents of college students but this article by Professor David S. Dunn in...
NeedAMom Client Appreciation
I have the BEST clients! We deal with many serious issues but we also laugh a lot. Probably because we enjoy and respect each other. One of my clients was recently asked to do an interview about our relationship. She slipped in a modified quote from the Bill...
Zika: The Millennials’ S.T.D.?
Please share this important information on Zika with your friends and family The millennial generation needs to take the lead in thinking about what we are going to do if Zika persists in the next few years. This is not some tropical infection that matters only...
It’s time to redefine “success” for our children
As the parent of two terrific adult children who are kind, work hard, have great friends but who aren't making a bundle of money and who aren't Olympic athletes, Ivy League grads or making a killing in the market...this resonates. Spoiler Alert: I'm good with my sons...
BroadCast podcast with NeedAMom
Please join me by listening to my interview on the podcast BroadCast. Interview by Jenny Powers of running-with-heels.com https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/everyone-needs-mom-nina-keneally/id1011392974?i=1000373922297&mt=2
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