August, 2023 | PulseonParenting

I Almost Got Scammed: How to Avoid Falling Into the Trap

Aug 31 2023

It sounded too good to be true…but. The site looked legit…the business logo was spot-on, the photography professional, and the item descriptions well-written. The discounts were crazy good, so my daughter and I filled our virtual shopping cart and clicked the “checkout” button. Then there it was: scam written all over the payment screen. They nearly had us. I Almost Got Scammed: How to Avoid Falling Into the Trap. So close, yet so far… I had a weird feeling about the site when my daughter told me about it. One of our favorite athletic clothing brands was discontinuing a style…

Aug 17 2023

The email was clear and straightforward. But it seemed to be missing a critical detail. Scholarship applications for university* were due on this date. Resident hall applications were due on that date. But what about the applications to university itself? Did we miss an email? An important deadline? Did we completely screw this up with our American bias?!? (Insert mini freak-out here) The answer, thankfully, is no. The road to uni is different here and we had a lot to learn. New Zealand College Admissions: the Process is Surprising. University for all: all who make the cut, that is. Students…

Aug 03 2023

A couple years ago I made a startling discovery: my children would soon be finishing high school. They would be moving out into either the real world or stepping into the transitional setting of university. And with that sleep-suppressing realization came panic. Had I done enough to prepare my kids to be independent? For the first time in years, I went into cram-for-the-exam mode. Read on to see the five ways I’ve been Letting Go: Parenting our Kids to be Independent. A Generational Difference I grew up very different from my own children: I was a latch-key kid from the…

Archive - August 2023

I Almost Got Scammed: How to Avoid Falling Into the Trap

New Zealand College Admissions: the Process is Surprising

Letting Go: Parenting our Kids to Be Independent.