Saving for college can be a bit of a daunting task. Why not make it a team effort? I've always looked at saving for college as an education in itself. Before I send my kids off to school I want them to know one very important lesson: how to work.| Busy Mommy Media
Are you looking for gift ideas that will help your future college student? Even if college is a few years away, there are still some great ways to use the holidays to help your child be ready for the future. College is sneaking up on me. My oldest son is 13 but I'm realizing just how quickly the college years will be here. We do our best to use holidays to plan for his future and make sure he will have what he needs when the time comes to head off to college. There are all kinds of ways you c...| Busy Mommy Media
Are you the parent of a college student? As you send your child back to college after the holidays there are probably all kinds of things you are worried about: Does your child have the supplies she needs for each class? Are they going to starve to death at college? Is his dorm room equipped with the basics? Will they actually call home like they promised/ One thing you may not have considered is something that we think is a MUST for every college student: an Amazon Prime Student membership.| Busy Mommy Media
Many years ago when I was a young mom, I heard a woman with successful, happy, productive grown children give some advice that has stayed with me throughout the years: our job as parents is not to raise children but to raise adults. With my oldest getting ready to head back to her university to begin her senior year, and my second about to begin her freshman year in college, we've been making some important college purchases. All that shopping got me thinking about the college essentials we h...| Busy Mommy Media