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You might think that since I’m a dean of admissions at a university, that my kids’ experience of applying to college would have been friction free. No. Teenage development includes a predictable ...

Lisa (Endlich) Heffernan is the co-founder of Grown and Flown, the #1 site for parents of teens, college students and young adults, reaching millions of parents every month. Lisa is a New York Times ...

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Lifetime has recently announced a new reality show coming out this year entitled “A Sorority Mom’s Guide to Rush.” As I read the article, I cringed with the misinformation and dramatic tone. As a ...

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