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What Parents Need to Know about Spring Semester Blues

As an educator, there is a lot to love about the spring semester. First, there’s the weather. It is bound to be sunnier and warmer in May than it was in January. Second, there’s the steadier rhythm of the ups and downs of classes, activities, and special...

High School

Worried About Affording College? Follow These 6 Steps.

Worried about how you are going to afford college? You are not alone and I am here to share with you the first steps in making the process as painless as possible. Can it be painfree? No, I cannot guarantee you that, but I can provide you with a checklist of steps...

Career / College / High School

5 Qualities You Should Encourage in Your Teen

It happens at the beginning of every year. The questions. The worry. “What should my teen be doing, achieving, working toward to get into the best college after high school graduation?” they ask me on the sidelines of the soccer field or via weekend texts....

College

Does Your Student Have a Mindset for Success?

I am not good at math. The professor doesn’t like me. This is hard and I don’t want to try any more. I will never get better at writing. I don’t like the course and have no use for it in what I want to do with my life. It is not unusual to hear...

College

Welcoming Your Student Home: Tips to Make the Most of the Holidays

Excited about having your student home for the holidays, but worried about what to expect? You are not alone. College students see holiday breaks as the “do-whatever-I-want” reward for all the sleepless nights, the Red Bull and pizza, and the endless...

College

What Your Student Needs: Tips for Each College Year

A colleague who is also a therapist told me a few months ago that the sophomore year, specifically the spring semester, is the hardest for many college students. “Why?” I asked, even though I had my suspicions. She said that after three semesters of...