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Isn’t there an ‘App’ for that?! Real perspective on College Application Anxiety

in Academic Stress / Anxiety / Applying for College / Community Counseling / Depression / E-News / Mental Health / Parent Tips / Parent-Teen Communication / Parenting / Perfectionism / Stress / Stress Management / Teen Self-Image / Uncategorized  by Adolescent Counseling Services 0 comments

Written By:  JoAnn Kukulus, MFTI, On-Campus Counseling Program Site Coordinator Cooler weather, changing seasons, shorter days, Autumn holidays…..COLLEGE APPLICATIONS!!! High school students in general are reporting greater stress than ever and with deadlines for submitting college applications. Admission to next fall’s academic term is rapidly approaching, and to be perfectly honest, now is possibly one of […]

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Trust: A Two-Way Street

in E-News / Helicopter Parenting / Mental Health / Parent Role Models / Parent Tips / Parent-Teen Communication / Parenting / Setting Boundaries  by Adolescent Counseling Services 0 comments

Written By: Laura Cole, ACS Clinical Intern, Community Counseling and Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Programs In relationships trust is an essential component.  But, what is this sometimes seemingly “intangible” thing we call trust among parents and teens?  How is it built and maintained on this two-way street?  How does one repair when a breach occurs? […]

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Revisiting the “Tiger Mother” Phenomenon

in Anxiety / E-News / Helicopter Parenting / On-Campus Counseling / Parent Tips / Parenting / Recent Trends  by Adolescent Counseling Services 0 comments

Written By:  German Cheung, Psy D.  |  ACS Site Supervisor, Terman Middle School    “Tiger Mother,” a term that was hugely popularized by Amy Chua’s article in the Wall Street Journal in 2011, titled, “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior,” describes how parents hold suffocatingly high expectations for their child that often lead to conflicts in […]

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