Episode 105: College Admissions and Helicopter Parents

Episode 105: College Admissions and Helicopter Parents

What happens when parents just can't give the reins over to their kids when it's time for them to head to college? On this episode of Homeschooling in Real Life, we're talking college admissions and helicopter parenting with Patrick Henry College admissions counselor Aimee Stauf. 

As a former homeschooled student, residential life advisor, and now college admissions counselor, Aimee has seen and experienced what happens when students haven't had to make their own decisions or weather the realities of adult life without the safety net of mom and dad. 

We're talking all about giving kids the chance to fail, how to let them take the lead when it comes time to choose a life path, and how the gospel informs the decisions homeschooled students must make after they leave home.

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Episode 25: Launching Your Kid to College

Episode 25: Launching Your Kid to College

Do you have kids who are dreaming of going to college? How do you know if they're really prepared?

We dropped our second son off at college a state away from where we live this summer. Eleven hours in the car meant that we had ample time to talk through whatever we felt hadn't been said, but it also meant there was as lot of time for reflection on the past 19 years of his life.

What are the most important things to impart? What are the big life questions that need to be broached before a kid is launched from our home and onto a college campus?

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