teen independence

Create a Map to Your Success

Posted by fhendrick on Nov 5, 2010 in Blog, College, High School | 0 comments

How do you get where you’re going?

First you decide where you want to go! Then you find a map that will take you there.

But once you take out the map, you find that there are many ways to get to the same place. There’s the fastest way, the most direct way – and those two are not always the same. There’s the scenic back roads way or the interstate route, not to mention the zigzag path where you stop at all kinds of cool places along the way.

You’ve got hundreds of choices and opportunities open to you this year. Your “destination” might

You, Mom & Dad: an evolving relationship

Posted by fhendrick on Nov 3, 2010 in Blog, High School | 0 comments

Navigating your relationship with your parents as you move into adult independence and responsibility can be hard for you and hard for them.

You can count on five things as you begin to strike out on your own.  If you’re in conflict with your parents, chances are one or more of these factors is in play.