“Remember
teaching your five-year old to ride a two-wheeler? Launching them from
high school to college is a lot like that – knowing when to pull, when
to push, when to take your hand off the back of the seat, and what to
do when they fall.”
- Jane Adams, Ph.D.
After spending 18 years intensely involved in day-to-day parenting,
you’re entering a new stage of life, one in which the roles, rules and
opportunities are different for both you and your teenager. What’s
similar, though, are the psychological issues you’re both confronting.
While they’re getting ready to leave home, you’re trying to figure out
how to let them. While they’re figuring out who they will be without
you, you’re wondering who you’ll be without them.
Meanwhile, their emerging adulthood is stirring old dreams, new
fantasies, and forgotten fragments of the person you were before you
were their parent. Keeping them on track without losing your own
balance during the most challenging time in family life isn’t easy.
The transition
between high school and college has a huge impact on both teens and their parents.
Anticipating these changes and understanding common challenges can make the transition easier.
This course is designed to help parents smoothly navigate these
launching years. Since this parenting course is available completely
online, you can take it wherever you are, whenever you have the time.