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Podcast: Tests and the Rest: College Admissions Podcast
Episode: Helping Teens Find Motivation And Insight
Description: Most parents and educators seek to become the wind filling their children's proverbial sails, but unwittingly become hurricanes driving them way off course. Amy and Mike invited authors William Stixrud, Ph.D. and Ned Johnson to share insights into helping teens find motivation and insight. What are five things you will learn in this episode? Why do adults nag teens, and what should they be doing instead? How true is the claim that many parents don't care about what their kids do so long as they always do their best? What does it mean to be...