Guest blogger and premarital counselor Hope Mirlis shares tips on how parents can use open communication methods to improve their relationships with their children.
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Not sure how to get a summer job that will help you figure out what you want to major in or “do when you grow up”? Career counselor Amy Geffen shares 5 actionable tips in this guest blog.
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Is your middle or high school student struggling to finish (or start) schoolwork every day? Master teacher, tutor and private academic coach Dr. P. gives parents five concrete steps to facilitate their kids' academic progress during the last two months of school.
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When parents ask me, a tutor of teens, how to encourage their child to persist in the face of setbacks, I recommend that THEY fail and show their kids that the world doesn't end. Failing at competitive swimming taught me those lessons in HS.
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Even committed goal setters (like master tutor Dr. P. herself!) often skimp on this last step of the goal setting process. But, it's crucial to revisit long-term goals at the end of each month and to make changes to the goals and / or your action plan if things didn't go as planned.
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Master tutor Dr. P. guides parents through how and why to help their teens to set goals for the new year. She includes a set of 10 questions you can ask your child to jumpstart the brainstorming process.
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The most important step to FULFILLING goals is writing them down. Master tutor Dr. P. teaches parents how to guide their teens through this second, crucial step in the goal-setting process in this week's Desk to Nest blog post.
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Whether you’re planning a stay-cation or flying around the world this winter break, tutor Dr. P.’s five tips will help make your' teen’s holiday restful AND productive.
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Has your teen lost sight of his New Year’s resolutions? Read Dr. P.’s goal-setting advice for parents and teens here.
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