The Prepped and Polished Podcast is an educational and inspirational show that offers tutoring and test prep tips as well as interviews with celebrities and leaders in education. It is hosted by Alexis Avila, founder of Prepped and Polished LLC, a tutoring and test prep firm for K-college.

On today's show, Alexis is joined teen expert Louise Palanker an LA-based writer/producer/performer/film-maker/author and host of Journals, a podcast and itunes app where she fields questions from teens about growing up and allows kids to connect safely with one another.

Louise talks about the problems teens face today and shares some of the creative ways she helps teens thrive in today’s society.

Louise’s advice for parents: Don’t judge so much. Give teens a chance to fail a little bit, and become the person they can talk to, if things aren’t going so well.

Louise’s advice for teens: Go for your dreams and dream big, but be realistic.

Louise’s words of wisdom: Continue to work on your skill sets, work on becoming an interesting person (because interesting people gravitate toward each other) and work on becoming a good listener. Do these things, and life opens up for the better.

More of Louise’s work can be found on the web:

Facebook: Facebook.com/Louise Palanker

Instagram: @LouisePalanker

Twitter: @LouisePalanker

Website: www.journalsnetwork.com or www.louisepalanker.com

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