Successful Student Transitions - A Time to Thrive

• Why it helps to reflect on how you are doing and identify your successes.
• How being intentional about your focus is half the battle in getting stuff done.
• Why it helps to think about what you've learned so far about uni life and what needs to change.
• Shallow versus deep experiences and why becoming curious and stretching to embrace new experiences can be beneficial in numerous ways you won't even have thought about.
• The Christmas baubles are in the shops and why it pays to begin thinking about the upcoming vacation now.

• The challenge but also the value of allowing your young adult the space to grow.
• Who is boss? How to meet your young adult where they are and why it matters.
• Thinking about what kind if parent you want to be?
• How best to create an adult relationship.
• The importance of keeping your eye to the future.

Feeling a bit low or homesick is pretty much guaranteed at some point as students adjust to living independently at university.In this episode we share five tips to help you manage these dips and hopefully learn to thrive in your new life at university. We discuss:

• Why dips are a common experience in times of change.
• The transition experience and why we may feel these dips at certain points.
• What to do to help yourself survive through the dip and thrive on the other side.
• What to do when you feel that change may be necessary - when to quit and when not to quit.
• How your transition experience at university can become a helpful blueprint for thriving through future change and transition.

• How struggle and thriving can co-exist especially in times of transition.
• Why positive experiences are your friend at the moment, and how to create them.
• How savouring and gratitude feed our well-being.
• Why recognising your achievements and accomplishments is so valuable in times of transition.
• How putting your focus on relationships is important - we suggest a new project for you.
• Why thinking about what we do and what it means to us is so powerful in boosting our well-being.

• The 7 different forms of rest - which would you choose?
• The importance of, and how to build your rest mindset.
• How to notice and understand your own signals and needs for rest.
• Understanding what gets in the way....
• Identifying what kind of rest restores YOU, we are all different.

Welcome to the fourth episode for parents supporting students as they embark on their university experience. In this episode Elizabeth talks to Elaine Halligan, from The Parent Practice. Elaine shares her advice for preparing and then supporting our young adults as they make the transition from home to independent living. In this episode Elizabeth and Elaine discuss:

• When to start preparing your child for adulthood - you may be surprised by the answer.
• Ideas on how to prepare your child for adulthood.
• The boomerang generation and the shift in mindset needed about families and parenting.
• The impact of the empty nest on parents and Elaine's take on the challenge but also the opportunity.
• Advice on how to manage the return of your young adult for holidays.
• The importance of establishing your communication pattern with your young adult before they leave.

• Take time celebrate your achievements and successes.
• Learn about the value of savouring, why and how it contributes to our well-being.
• The value of prioritising the important stuff.
• Why checking in on progress is so helpful.
• The well-being bucket as a metaphor the the inputs and drains on our well-being and ability to thrive.
• Ten sources of well-being... which will you prioritise`?

• The transition process and why we all respond differently at different times.
• How taking a trip down memory lane can be helpful in moving on.
• Why recognising who else has had a part in your young adults story can be helpful for all.
• Why as parents it is time to allow our young adults to write their own story.
• The joy of taking some time for ourselves - finally-:)

• Why understanding your why is a source of motivation.
• What to do when motivation is lacking, but things still have to get done.
• Why knowing your strengths and skills is fundamental for getting organised and getting stuff done.
• What you need to think about as you begin to create a new routine for a new life.
• Some ideas for getting a plan in place.
• How you can turn this process into a fun social event where you all help each other and learn from each other to - a win:win for all.

• How to react to the call - be grateful they are calling you.
• How to respond so they learn from the experience.
• Why it is important to resist being the fixer and what you should do instead.
• The value of reviewing and learning from the experience.
• How to determine when the situation is really serious and you need to be hands on and fully involved.