Positive Parenting, November 4, 2007: Maximizing your child’s chances for admission to the college of his or her choice + Debunking the negative myths about adolescents
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Guest 1: Michelle Hernandez, author of Acing the College Application
Topic: Maximizing your child’s chances for admission to the college of his or her choice.
Issues: Understanding the Common Application; how the answer to the “Why” question can make or break your application; the truth about what colleges are really looking for in essays; myths and misconceptions about the on-campus interview.
Guest 2: Richard Lerner, author of The Good Teen
Topic: Debunking the negative myths about adolescents.
Issues: Teens have an undeserved bad rap in the media and elsewhere; redefining adolescence; all teens have the potential to develop in healthy ways; the characteristics of a good teen and what parents and others can do to encourage them
