Helping Your Teen Set Boundaries
Adolescence can be a difficult time for parents because it’s hard to watch your child move away from family influences and become more interested in friends and social activities. But this is a necessary part [...]
How to Nurture Self-Regulation in Children and Teenagers
How to Nurture Self-Regulation in Children and Teenagers What is self-regulation? Self refers to you or me. Regulation is the act of having power or management. So, when you combine these two concepts, you get [...]
Managing Anxiety for Teens
Anxiety is something that everyone experiences. Healthy amounts of anxiety helps us prepare for unexpected situations and keeps us aware of the dangers around us. However, unhealthy amounts of anxiety can be debilitating. It can [...]
Standardized Testing: Applying to U.S. Universities
The requirements for eligibility to leading universities vary across different countries and systems. In the United States, admissions officers and application evaluators pay close attention to a student’s academic rigour, extracurricular activities, and their performance [...]
Learning Preferences: Understanding Who I Am as a Learner
Each of you have your own preferences in how you learn. You prefer certain modalities over others, and not just because you like them, but because you perform and achieve better. We know this as [...]
Communicating With Your Teen
Having difficult conversations with your child can be daunting, especially if you’re having them in the midst of a heated argument. There are two mantras that I hold near and dear when working with parents [...]