by Gretchen | Mar 13, 2018 | blog, College Prep, Communication, For Parents, podcast
Students need to become familiar with failure earlier than their parents often let them. Megan and Gretchen discuss why it is important to let student fail small in the younger grades, and provide tips for how parents might back off as students transition from...
by Gretchen | Mar 13, 2018 | blog, College Prep, Communication, For Parents, podcast
Teenagers often have lapses in judgement.But when these lapses go too far, how might it impact high school graduation or college admissions? Megan lays out 5 kinds of trouble that teens can get in and analyzes how that behavior might get in the way of their next steps...
by Gretchen | Mar 13, 2018 | blog, College Prep, For Parents, podcast
Sometimes nagging is necessary! So how can parents do it in a way that will make teens receptive to their reminders and prodding? In this episode, Gretchen tells stories about how 3 different clients made agreements with their parents about how and when they are...
by Gretchen | Mar 13, 2018 | blog, Communication, For Parents
Teens often start their coaching sessions with me super emotional. “Do you know what just happened?! My parents just ambushed me!” We then spend the next 5-10 minutes of our session processing anger, resignation, and tears. An ambush is a surprise attack. For teens,...
by Gretchen | Mar 6, 2018 | blog, Communication, For Parents
Is there a teenager in your life who seems overly dramatic? As a parent, are you often accused of yelling when you think you’re talking in a reasonable tone? Over the years, I’ve had a number of students who complain that their parents yell too much, but the parents...
