This was the recent question asked as a show topic when we reviewed and discussed the issues impacting families as children mature and leave the home. I recommend for our readers and listeners to download this recent show as we dealt with the struggles for parents of teenagers and for teenagers themselves as they grow up in a world with fewer and fewer controlling influences. I was especially impressed by the discussion we had with Margie Morgan who approached these issues from a mental health perspective as well as a parent of a graduating student.
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A self-made success, Dave Thomas, founder of Wendy’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers Restaurants, has been asked to speak to students at numerous universities including Duke, Ohio State and Clemson. Over the years, he has shared his advice and “can-do” attitude with hundreds of thousands of new grads. Here, he shares his top 10 tips for this year’s graduating seniors:
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