A guide to growing-up

Six tips to help prepare your teen for postsecondary life Shawna Cohen Illustrations by Salini Perera The Globe and Mail Published 15 minutes ago

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In a few weeks, many parents will be sending their teens to college or university for the first time. It’s a major milestone that often mixes excitement with anxiety.

At least, that was my experience when I proudly shipped my son off to university in another province: He’s launching into adulthood! These are going to be the best years of his life! But then the maternal urge to keep him home forever under my watchful eye kicked in: How will he know how to follow a budget, eat healthy meals, change his beddi

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