Oct 19, 2023

What can parents do to ease the mounting pressure facing high schoolers?

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With AP and IB classes, extracurriculars and test prep, the bar for success seems to keep getting higher for teens. And it's taking a toll.

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How parents can help their children achieve without being overbearing

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

Oct 19, 2023

The author of a new book explains why value is a key to helping teenagers thrive in high school and beyond.

"Parents feel really tasked with getting their kids into a 'good school,' so that that could act as a kind of life vest in a sea of economic uncertainty," said author Jennifer Breheny Wallace.

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