College Readiness Blog for Parents

A know-it-all child, fundamentally means one thing: Your child wants to learn and understand things, and that’s an incredible gift. Exploit that. Figure out how to help your know-it-all teen really know it all.

Meet the Alleyoop Student Mentors. We’ve searched far and wide and found six standout college students who can share their experiences and help guide your teens to reach their goals.

Paid internships might be the way to go if your teen’s looking for experience and extra cash. Help your teen start the job hunt with these hot college internships.

When your teen’s starting his or her first student internship, they might need some advice! To help your teen get ready for an internship, share your own work experience.

Your teen’s college preparation might be important to you, but most kids need to get a clue. To keep your teens from sinking with the statistics, help them to get ready on Alleyoop.

Happy Mother’s Day, to all you moms out there! Take a break from the daily grind on your holiday and catch up on some light reading with our Sunday Dish.

You’ve probably thought about your middle school student’s future more times than you can count, but unfortunately it’s probably one of the last things on his or her mind right now. You know that it’s never too early to start thinking about a career, but it’s often difficult to communicate this to your child in [...]

Your teen’s future career might be a mystery for now, but setting career goals might prevent a clueless career search. Start helping your teen find a future career today!

What should I be? Next time your kids ask this question, start a discussion to get them off the couch and into their dream careers.

Discussing future careers with your teen might be stressful, but sharing past experiences of your own and of others can help your teens gain confidence in pursuing their future careers.