<p>College visits are good for parents as well as teens. My DH came home from a Whitman orientation with a slightly surprised manner. The financial aid officer had laid it out for parents the news that a (then) 2008 dollar did not buy what a 1975 dollar bought. The kid who waited tables in 1975 could foot a fair portion of a tuition bill. She went on to say that a kid would have to earn $20 a hour to have the buying power of a 1975 minimum wage job. Very sobering. </p>
<p>Just as teens will listen to someone other than their parents at times, so is it that parents may learn from someone else the same thing their teen has been saying.</p>