High School / College / Career
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...
High School / College
Goal Setting 101 for College Students (and Their Parents, Too!)
It’s that time in the semester when I teach goal setting. Why, you ask, do I not start the semester with goals? It is because that I believe students need good data–meaning grades on early assignments, concerns about fitting in–to create specific,...Latest Posts
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