“Seriously Mom. You’re going to use the phone book?” While contemplating the Yellow Pages’ value, my daughter types in Papa Murphy’s, our zip code, and locates a coupon…all on line. In seconds, she’s ordering our garlic chicken pizza and cookie dough. I’m still wondering where I left my phone. “My six-week-old granddaughter is going to…
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Book Review: Slouching Towards Adulthood
I just returned from a cruise where I heard parents talking about how many of today’s high school graduates are not emotionally prepared ready for college. A discussion ensued about Stanford’s freshman counselor who found students unprepared and wrote the book, How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Over-parenting Trap and Prepare Your…