Our focus this week is on what teen’s need to learn about how the search can be helped or hindered by the folks who are supposed to be in the know. Samantha will share what she knew and didn’t, who was helpful to her and who wasn’t, and ultimately, what teens need to know and do for themselves. I will propose a few ideas for avoiding the “summer slide” in learning, thinking big about college and careers, and suggest that learning and acting upon the great advice from Sam Horn, in Conzentrate, will serve both your teen and you.

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Myths, questions, and concerns, culled from conversations with teens and advisers just this past week, are addressed in this show. We take a close look at recent revelations about college costs, the value of a college education, and new resources providing answers to both parents and teens with questions about the college search.

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It’s a fact! Most students in the US don’t know-because they are not exposed to-the range of post-secondary options. This week we take a close look the dearth of resources in our schools and how parents can help their teens. We hear from Irene Gutman, a parent who reflects on her son’s graduation and the life he will step into at college. Her comments are stimuli for thinking deeply about the impending changes. SAQ’s-Should Ask Questions-that teens often don’t know to ask-focus our attention on the search process We finish the show with a resource for parents and teens, Andy Puddicombe’s program, discovered in this week’s NY Times.

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This week we focus on your teens and you in a very practical way. While it may seem that talking about play and younger children is unrelated to the world of teens, we connect the dots and get clear on why the college search is a problem to solve/an opportunity to for teens to engage fully in their present and future. Kricket Harrison, a coach with a passion for helping innovative ADD and ADDish minds, gives us easy to use strategies to support our teens. And, I pull a book down from the bookshelf and share fantastic information from and Michael Riera’s book, Uncommon Sense for Parents with Teenagers.

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While it’s almost the end of the school year we still take a close look at what schools need to be doing to ensure that your teens are provided with the tools to become college ready. And, for seniors thinking ahead to college in August, we listen to Denise Darrigrand, Dean of Students at Clark University, as she talk about students’ new level of independence and parents’ changing roles. There’s a lot to consider and much to discuss.

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In this week’s show we look at Peter Theil’s offer to select students to forgo college and receive $100,000 to chase their entrepreneurial dreams. Assuming that teen’s are going to college, there are significant mistakes to avoid during the admission process, and so I discuss those in detail. And, we learn important, new information from Kathleen Suss, Executive Director

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It’s almost summer! Time for teens to relax and stay focused for end of year testing. This week I share ideas from Conzentrate by Sam Horn and hone in on helping juniors become college ready not just college eligible. Listen and learn new ideas to support your teen.

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This week we dive into practical ideas for teens, starting with how to get more sleep (and why it’s so important). We hear from Karen Liss, parent of a teen whose passion is acting, about the additional steps in that search process. And, I dig deeply into Carol Dweck’s book Mindset, sharing great ideas, offering stimulating questions, suggestions, and practices to help your teen and you look at success, failure, and life differently.

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Gap year: the term conjures up questions! What is it, who does it, and what is the range of opportunities, these are just a few of the questions answered by Marie Schwartz, founder of www.teenlife.com, this week on College Bound & Determined. I also answer queries from parents and teens and share information about how to have a happier household.

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We begin by hearing from Matthew Childs, a rock climber; his life lessons inform the college search. My guest Sue Howarth digs deep into how to meet the strengths, needs, wants and challenges of students with special needs. We wrap up with making Carol Dweck’s work, Mindset, actionable in our lives.

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