by Makejoy | Oct 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
I started this blog about a year ago to reach out to busy families about the importance of giving students the tools to be independent yet staying an involved parent. Unfortunately, my busy life of being a mother to teenagers, running a business, and being a devoted...
by Makejoy | Oct 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
Fall is the perfect time to visit colleges. As seniors make their final decisions on what colleges to apply to, I am reminded of the importance of location when selecting colleges. When speaking with one high school student, she had made a determination to not go to a...
by Makejoy | Mar 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
At some point in today’s modern education system, the focus of school becomes college preparation. I think that turn comes sometimes during adolescence especially during high school. While being prepared for college is important, I think it is more important that we...
by Makejoy | Oct 9, 2012 | Uncategorized
After several years of thinking that we needed a new mattress and putting the needs of the kids in front of our needs, we finally got a new mattress several weeks ago but it didn’t work out so we did a “comfort exchange”. The new mattress is considered firm but it has...
by Makejoy | Sep 7, 2012 | Uncategorized
I have a busy day AGAIN! That’s how life is with three kids. Even though one is away at college doesn’t mean that I have stopped being a mom to him and he is still a teen. I was relieved to hear about a study that shows that taking just 30 minutes per week total with...
by Makejoy | Aug 7, 2012 | Uncategorized
This blog is being started by Pathways 4 Teens founder, Miriam Phillips-Gill to promote student leadership with parent involvement. Many times when adolescents mature they begin to pull away from parents. The purpose of this blog is to promote parent and student...
