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Edit Your Life Ep 149: Balancing School Achievement Pressure

in: Fun & Learning

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How do we encourage our kids to work hard while keeping school achievement hype in perspective? How do we balance supporting our kids without micromanaging them? In Episode 149 of the Edit Your Life podcast, Christine and I share our evolving experiences as parents of high school- and college students, and give parents permission to pause, breathe, and remember that education is much bigger than school.

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Resources mentioned in this episode

  • Minimalist Parenting (our book)
  • Advocating for your kid in school when you really want the teacher to like you (real talk from Asha)
  • Christine’s library haul including These Truths by Jill Lepore
  • Episode 125: Serendipity Space [Rebroadcast]
  • Episode 121: Choosing The Right College [guest interview with Lisa Heffernan]
  • Episode 83: Editing End Of School Year Chaos [Rebroadcast]
  • Episode 81: Reducing High School + College Stress [guest interview with Gabrielle Blair]
  • Episode 51: Sane Sports Parenting
  • Episode 48: Easing Back To School Transitions
  • Episode 30: Parenting Passionate Kids
  • Episode 29: Editing Extracurricular Pressure
  • Episode 10: How To Handle Homework

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About Asha Dornfest

Asha Dornfest is a writer, parent, and insistent optimist living in Portland, Oregon. She is the author of PARENT HACKS, co-author of MINIMALIST PARENTING, and co-host of the Edit Your Life podcast.

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