Sharon Greenthal
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Long Beach, CA, United States
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How To Talk To Your Kids About Planning Financially For College
It's best to start early so no one's surprised. → Read More
Millennials and Personal Finance: New Technology, Old Challenges
Millennials and young adults face many of the same financial challenges their parents do, but manage them in different ways. → Read More
Sharon Greenthal
Sharon Greenthal Parenting Young Adults Expert, About.com. Writer, Emptyhousefullmind.com Sharon Greenthal's personal blog is Emptyhousefullmind.com, and she is the Parenting Young Adults columnist on the website About.com, focusing on advice and how-to articles for parenting children ages 18-30. Sharon is a social media manager for various companies, and is a freelance writer. Sharon and her… → Read More
Why You Should Consider Living Like 'The Golden Girls'
Roommates were a constant part of my life during college and in my twenties. Financially it would have been impossible for me to live on my own, but just... → Read More
The Smartest Thing We Ever Did For Our College-Aged Son
Almost 22, almost graduated, with a job waiting for him and—well. When he started college four years earlier, I would have had my doubts. → Read More
10 Of The Best Books Of Summer 2015
So many books, so few hours at the beach! Get your summer reading on with these 10 great novels that will take you near and far, from the present to the past. Don't forget the sunscreen! → Read More
How Can I Change The World?
I can't stop thinking about this. What can I do -- one person, one white woman who lives comfortably, rarely confronted by racial problems in my daily life? What do I know of prejudice, bias, hatred, violence, fear? → Read More
How to Parent an Average Student –
One of the most challenging aspects of raising my son was accepting the fact that he was an unmotivated student. Though his father and I tried not to let his grades define how we saw him, especiall… → Read More
Why Parents Shouldn't Stalk Their Children On Social Media
Pain is an essential lesson for the emotional leap from childhood to adulthood. Mothers shouldn't be able to see photos in real time that capture their children when they're at their worst -- whether because of too much alcohol or too little happines... → Read More
4 Things You Shouldn't Do On Facebook
Facebook is a SOCIAL network. Social means interactive. Everything you post on Facebook can evoke a response from friends. And if, after sharing something, you don't think your post is funny, or smart, or relevant, or interesting -- you can delete it... → Read More
10 Incredibly Smart Ideas To Get Your Life Organized In 2015
If your New Year's resolutions include getting organized, this is the time to get started. January is 'Get Organized Month.' This could mean anything from sorting mail to throwing out mystery foods in the refrigerator. Just 15 minutes a day can make ... → Read More
What I Finally Figured Out After 25 Years Of Marriage
Being happily married is not the same thing as being happy all the time. Being happily married is understanding that marriage is a contract and a commitment. Being happily married is putting the success of the marriage above either person's individua... → Read More
My Puzzling Twitter Conversation With The Princeton Mom About Date Rape
From what I understand, as far as the Princeton Mom is concerned, if a girl is drinking and she's raped, it's her fault. And that makes no sense to me.... → Read More
The First Thing You Should Do After Your Kids Leave The Nest
Whether it's the first time their children are leaving, or time for them to return to a dorm room or off-campus apartment, the homes of these parents will suddenly be empty of stuff, of people, of noise, of activity. For some there's a sense of relie... → Read More
How Neil Young Saved Me During High School
Like most teenagers, music was my passion, and the music I loved defined me. Back when there were record players and 33 RPM albums with creatively rendered covers that opened like books, I collected and listened, read the liner notes and knew the wor... → Read More
Why You Should Think Twice Before Using The Word 'Bully'
I think the word bullying is overused in general -- with both adults and minors. We see the word being used inappropriately or out of context in many cases today... I think society has co-opted this term, which is sad, because it is actually weakenin... → Read More
Why The Empty Nest Can Be A Very Scary Place
One of the more challenging things when your kids leave home is adapting to the quiet of an empty nest. Despite a fundamentally good marriage, there are hours...days...sometimes longer when my husband and I don't have much to say to each other. It's ... → Read More
25 Great Things About Being The Mother Of Adult Kids
hough there are times when I miss having little children, being the mom of adults has its perks. This Mother's Day I thought I'd share the great things about having children who are all grown up.... → Read More
The Power of Photographs
Where does all the time go? Does it sit in a plastic bin of photos, waiting to be let out like a genie in a bottle, taking me back to moments I would never remember without these glossy images to remind me?... → Read More
The Best Think I Did For My Son
After he came home junior year to go to community college for a semester -- and, making the best choice he's ever made, decided to go back to the university he had left -- my husband and I finally did something smart. We left him alone.... → Read More