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Series by Dr. Nancy Berk

On Target (Literally): College Students Return Home

May 11, 2012
By Dr. Nancy Berk
On Target (Literally): College Students Return Home

Now that college students are back home, parental fridges are packed with double the stuff. And rarely are we forced to think outside of the box. I live in fear of the nutrition police....

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Mother’s Day Gifts for Helicopter and Tiger Moms

May 3, 2012
By Dr. Nancy Berk
Mother’s Day Gifts for Helicopter and Tiger Moms

It’s not too late to shop for the overbearing or over-your-shoulder parent. Here are a few technology gifts that will put a smile on her face. 1.  Sign her up for Skype and keep...

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College Movie Moms

April 7, 2012
By Dr. Nancy Berk

New Line Cinema recently announced that it had acquired the screen rights to Andrew Ferguson’s best selling book Crazy U: One Dad’s Crash Course In Getting His Kid Into College. Set to star as the crazed...

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Geezer Insurance Scheme Backfires

March 22, 2012
By Stan Silliman

  Silliman on Sports By Stan Silliman OSU FUNDRAISER INSURANCE CASE FALTERS Oklahoma State University bought a bunch of life insurance policies. Nobody died, now they want their premiums back. Let’s back up. When...

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When Dorms Are Like Palaces

March 11, 2012
By Dr. Nancy Berk
When Dorms Are Like Palaces

Yes, the Princeton Review’s top college rankings includes schools with “Dorms Like Palaces”. Hold the tiara and armor. Before you squeeze on the glass slipper or buy a white horse, it’s best to beware...

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‘Twas The Night Before SATs

March 9, 2012
By Dr. Nancy Berk

Today, is the “Day before the all-important SATs” for thousands of high school students.  In this video, we learn that there is humor even in this stressful event. Dr. Nancy BerkNancy Berk, Ph.D. is...

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Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)

March 8, 2012
By Kathy Minicozzi

Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) As a non-smoker, I reserve the right to be as obnoxious as possible to anyone within twenty feet of me who has the courage to light up a cigarette. ...

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Celebrity Flashcards

March 4, 2012
By Dr. Nancy Berk

Last year when my friend Akil Bello, a test prep expert, tweeted the following brilliant message, I knew he was onto something big…. Word of the day: turpitude – wickedness, vice, vileness, wrongdoing…CBS fired Charlie...

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Bed, Bath and Beyond Embarrassing: Dorm Decorating Tips from My Son

March 1, 2012
By Dr. Nancy Berk
Bed, Bath and Beyond Embarrassing: Dorm Decorating Tips from My Son

When USA Today College offered dorm decorating advice that would make students “feel at home,” I was truly impressed. Inexpensive tips from paint color to flameless candles, and lace trim to glass vessels for nail polish,...

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College Humor: Extracting Wisdom

February 21, 2012
By Dr. Nancy Berk
College Humor: Extracting Wisdom

There’s one familiar milestone on the road to the college launch that doesn’t get much press. Oral surgery. This pre-college dental rite of passage just might be the universe’s way of giving parents one...

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