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Podcast: Flusterclux With Lynn Lyons: For Parents Who Worry
Episode: Best Of: Raising Kids Who Are Really Ready for College Isn't What You Think
Description: As college acceptance letters arrive, it 's timely to revisit this popular episode from Season 4!Parents and students are focusing on college admissions earlier and earlier, hoping to get a head start on what has become an increasingly competitive race through high school. They say they want their kids to be “happy” and “successful” in college, but if parents are obsessed with the "getting in," are they developing the right skills to help them thrive once there? Anxiety expert and therapist Lynn Lyons shares her perspective after treating teens for decades through this process (and well after).We...