College applications: What I've learned as a parent the second time around

Dave_Berry
Fri, 08 Nov 2019 22:47:07 +0000

"… It turns out that when we actively stop helicoptering, a funny thing happens: They survive. It reminds me of another time I changed parenting tactics. When my first would drop her pacifier on the ground, we’d freak out and sterilize it. The second one? I’d pick it up, stick it in my own mouth and it was good to go. Both survived.

So, here are some things I’ve learned and, as a result, this college application fall has been largely uneventful. Oh, my senior son is definitely still in the weeds — at this moment he has 5 of 9 applications completed. Lots to be done. But for me? There is clarity as I remind myself to:" …