by Gretchen | Aug 7, 2018 | Academic Coaching, blog, For Parents, Student Life, Study Skills
Has your school gone digital, but you and your kiddo are at a loss on how to keep assignments straight? I’d like you to meet Marni Pasch, one of my star Anti-Boring Approach™ Certified Coaches. It’s August, we’re all revving up for the new school year, AND I’m excited...
by Gretchen | Jun 21, 2018 | blog, College Prep, For Parents, podcast, Student Life
As a parent, teacher, mentor there are so many things we need to keep up with as we guide students. One new development at schools in the last year is the rise of vaping amongst teens. Is your student affected by this new trend in tobacco and marijuana consumption? In...
by Gretchen | Apr 25, 2018 | blog, For Parents, Student Life
Parents these days are overcome with anxiety — anxiety about their kiddo’s achievement (or lack thereof), ability to get into college, ability to get a good job, etc etc. For better or for worse, a significant amount of time in my coaching sessions with...
by Gretchen | Apr 17, 2018 | blog, College Prep, For Parents
Most of us have smart phones these days, and many of us depend on a number of different apps to keep us organized. With a certain subset of my teen clients, however, I’ve noticed that they don’t have their time management apps organized in such a way that...
by Gretchen | Apr 12, 2018 | blog, College Prep, For Parents, podcast
By mid-semester students’ time management routines have often weakened or collapsed. Consider these four questions when giving your routines a makeover so that you can make it to the end of the semester with your grades and self esteem intact: First, do...
by Gretchen | Apr 12, 2018 | blog, College Prep, For Parents, podcast
Believe it or not — raising your reading comprehension scores on standardized tests is often not about improving your reading skills! Tune in as Megan outlines surprising skills to improve if you want improved performance on this section of your tests....
