Have a college freshman?

Many parents at college orientations for their children, or when saying good-bye to them at their dorms, feel they as parents haven't done enough. They worry their children are not ready to succeed in a college environment. At the cost of tuition today, that's a big concern.

A unique new down-loadable book, Portable Parent (www.portableparent.com) helps by providing students information they need to succeed, and it can already be downloaded onto their computers so it's available when they need it!

Portable Parent is purchased by parents. If they have a PC, they can add their own wisdom to some of the chapters, before uploading it to their children's computers.
"Instant information, with a parent's input, 24/7"!

Speech improvement: How to pronounce American English clearly

Many highly qualified professionals from other countries live in the USA. Although they speak English, they have difficulty with our pronunciation, especially when under stress or in a hurry.
Listeners look at them quizzically, wondering what they said, and the speakers worry about limited chances for promotion because of their pronunciation. To make matters worse, Americans do not want to offend them by offering to help them improve!

To help resolve this, Business Speech Improvement provides intensive, professional training in American English pronunciation - in only three days of "immersion-style" training! Many companies agree to pay for this training and send their employees. Upcoming open enrollment classes of Pronunciation Improvement for Non-native Professionals are June 16 - 18, 2010 and July 2 - 4, 2010. The June class is perfect for those starting new jobs July 1st, or who need help as soon as possible. The July class is great for employees who do not want to miss work to attend!
Enrollment is limited, so visit http://businessspeechimprovement.com/enabler/scripts/category.pl?Classes .

doing well in college

Many high school seniors at this time of year have received acceptance letters, and some know where they plan to go. Their parents, however, are looking further ahead. "Will my child know enough about general life skills to do well in college?" is what concerns them. The Portable Parent
(www.portableparent.com) is a unique e-book that provides parents a way to add their own unique wisdom to a pre-written text about more than 20 topics relevant to new college students.
Students upload the book and can access it when they are ready for the information - even if it's 2 AM. "Instant info, with a parent's insight, 24/7".

call from your college freshman

The calls from many freshmen to their parents go something like this,"Mom/Dad, how do I...
(get help in my math class, lengthen a term paper, get along with my obnoxious room-mate, give a good excuse for not doing drugs or drinking, get a cheaper ticket home, find private scholarships, check out a first apartment,etc)?" The Portable Parent (www.portableparent.com) has answers...and you can add your own to this pre-written book which provides "instant information, with a parent's insight, 24/7"!

What comes after college applications?

Many high school seniors and their parents are rejoicing now that their college applications are done. Then the parents start to think about what skills and knowledge their children still need to learn to be successful in college, such as time and money management, tips on doing laundry and making friends, even on how to lengthen a paper - but the students don't want to listen now. Portable Parent (www.portableparent.com) is a wonderful solution to this problem.

Portable Parent is a unique online e-book. Parents download it, add their own insights to selected chapters, and upload it on their children's computers. When the students need the information - even at 1 AM, it's waiting for them, and they keep their treasured independence! Parents, meanwhile, can relax knowing the information is waiting for their children.

Can't Get Up Early in the Morning?

Many people have difficulty getting up early in the morning for classes or work. They have an alarm clock but ignore it or don't hear it. A wonderful solution is an innovative product called a ShakeAwake. This is an alarm clock that you strap on your leg and it vibrates - strongly - to wake you up. It's designed for people with hearing loss, but it works wonderfully for people who hear (but maybe don't want to listen)! ShakeAwake can be gotten from www.devices4less.com, and is terrific!

Letting Your College Freshman Go -Gently

A few years ago, at a college orientation program for parents, sad looks and even tears were on many faces. Parents were clearly concerned about their children's ability to manage on their own.

There is another option, though, between being a "helicopter parent" and a "hands off" parent.
Children who are in college often do want guidance, but they don't want their parents to know about it.

A new downloadable book, Portable Parent (www.portableparent.com) offers this middle ground.
Parents can include their advice in sections of this unique customizable book, and then upload it onto their child's computer. The book includes advice and helpful information on everything from getting to know others and lengthening term papers, to finding private scholarships and avoiding phishing e-mails. Best of all, when giving this book to your child, it won't add a single extra ounce as you lug your child's things up to his new dorm room!

Ready for College?

Tomorrow, May 1, millionsof high school seniors will commit to the college of their choice. It is a scary decision for many of them and for their parents. After the big decision, parents start to wonder if their child is independent enough to go to college.

Parents worry about whether the child knows enough, and can do enough, about time and money management, health and safety, academic skills, doing laundry, and much more.

Portable Parent (www.portableparent.com) is designed to provide "instant information, with a parent's insight, 24/7". This new down-loadable book allows parents to customize some of the pages, and provides information on more than 20 topics relevant to college students today.

As student reviewer Will Hatch commented, Hey - it's like a parent that you can get information from when you want it.... even at the times of morning that you need advice but don't want the lecture you'd get about calling at that time of night!"

Anxious about your high school senior going to college?

Portable Parent, a new down-loadable e-book, provides what many parents of high school seniors want: a way to provide essential information on many skills and safety issues to their children
while also allowing them their independence. "Instant information, with a parent's insight, 24/7"

Parents can download the book, even customize a few of the pages and write a "good bye" letter, and then upload it onto their child's computer. Parents will appreciate the lack of additional weight when they lug all their child's things into his new dorm room!

Students love the fact that they can access the information as they need it.

To learn more about this, visit www.portableparent.com

Parenting a High School Senior?

Are you a parent who is wondering what the future will hold for your high school senior? When the time comes to leave him at his college dorm, will you BOTH be ready?

Will he know enough about making friends in a new environment, time and money management, what to bring to college, doing laundry, avoiding the dreaded "freshman 15" and all those topics? Will you wish you had told him some special tip "just one more time - so it will stick"? If your older child is going into an apartment, does he know what to search for when looking at an apartment, and also tips on finding a job and social life if he is graduating?

When kids go to college, they want independence - even though they may need advice. The problem is that they don't want to ask their parents- especially at 2 AM, which is when they think of the questions!

The solution is the Portable Parent, a downloadable e-book to which parents can add their wisdom, before giving it to their child. Visit www.PortableParent.com. "Instant information - with an parent's insight - 24/7"!