In our second blog post, we talked about building emotional intelligence and social strength. Today we will discuss how you can strengthen her decision-making and self-advocacy skills. Both decision-making and self-advocating require self-awareness. In order...
In the previous blog, you’ve learned which life skills are necessary for your teen’s success in college and beyond. Today we will focus on how you can help your daughter build Emotional Intelligence and Social Strength. Emotional intelligence and social...
In this three-part series of blogs, you will learn how you can support your teen in developing essential life skills so she is college ready. You will be able to send her off to the dorm confident that she will enjoy her freshman year and continue to grow into a...
Words hold a lot of power. They have energy and influence. They can harm and destroy, just as easily as they can help and heal. We use words to express ourselves, to make sense of our experiences, and to connect and understand others. Words create our world, so...
Most people fear change. It registers as uncertainty and as Tim Ferriss, bestselling author and host of The Tim Ferriss show, says, “people would rather be unhappy than uncertain.” Change can threaten our security because it triggers worst-case scenario...
June* (name changed) is a smart, outgoing, and self-directed college sophomore. She works hard to maintain her high GPA and has her sights set on law school. She is an active volunteer and contributes much of her free time to philanthropic organizations. She is a...
Just when you think your college student is settled in, making new friends, and doing well in her classes, she calls you in a panic. Sadness and stress are overwhelming her. She doesn’t know what to do. She is desperate for help. She says nothing is going right....
On her eighteenth birthday, Sky felt ready to be an adult. She had been longing for more freedom ever since she started high school. Now, she felt she could finally make her own decisions and live under her own rules. Legally, she didn’t have to do anything her...
Life is full of surprises. When an unexpected change occurs, it can easily throw us off track. But, routines create structure in an unpredictable world and facilitate a sense of control and stabilization. Routines are something we can determine and rely on. They...
Self-care is one of the most important things you can practice. Ideally, you should be doing something that evokes a sense of wellbeing on a daily basis. However, between dealing with the uncertainty of an ongoing pandemic, planning for your future, and dealing with...
