by Chris | Health & Wellness
Over the past several weeks with final exams, I’ve heard a lot of high school students talk about their anxiety. I actually work in two different high schools and have an 8th and 9th grader of my own, who go to separate schools. After going over it with my own teens,...
by Chris | School Success
I’ve been teaching teenagers for over twenty years. I have had hundreds of students accepted into the best universities in the United States. I’ve also had students who never graduated high school. There is one thing I know for sure: You can learn how to...
by Chris | Health & Wellness, School Success
When I reminded our freshman son that his grandparents were taking him to downtown Chicago over the weekend, he said, “No way, I can’t go.” “Why not?” I asked. “Finals week is coming up. I need to study or I will fail.” Finals week, I thought, that’s right. I...
by Chris | Health & Wellness, Limits & Discipline
Just the other day I told my kids to get off their phones. When they asked, “how come?” all I could say was, “because you’ve been on them too long.” We didn’t have anything to do or anywhere to go, I just didn’t want them on those darn screens anymore. So, they get...
by Chris | Health & Wellness
Before I explain the one brain fact that helps teenagers manage anxiety, here’s some quick background info. I teach at an affluent high school. This community puts a high value on education. Kids come into 9th grade talking about the top university they want to...
by Chris | Limits & Discipline
My wife, Danielle, and I don’t always agree on how to parent our teenage sons. If you ask our boys, I am the strict one and Mom is the lenient one. Although, I would argue that because I am routinely asked to take on the role of enforcer, I end up naturally appearing...
