Feb. 6, 2026

Highschoolers, Homework, and Meltdowns: Guiding Our Kids Through Junior & Senior Year

Highschoolers, Homework, and Meltdowns: Guiding Our Kids Through Junior & Senior Year

A listener asks a very relatable question: how do I help my perfectionist daughter manage the overwhelming demands of junior year without being stressed, tired and miserable? What’s the skill we need to teach our high schoolers…and what do messages do we parents need to stop sending?


Here's the Season 2 episode referenced in today' s podacst:

High Anxiety & Good Grades: Our Toxic Achievement Culture


WE'VE MADE PLAYLISTS OF OUR EPISODES TO HELP YOU FIND RESOURCES ON SPECIFIC TOPICS.

Here is our first:

For those brand new to the podcast, we suggest starting with this playlist featuring Lynn Lyons and the 7-part anxiety disruptor series as well as a 3-part series on the skills most helpful in managing anxious kids: flexibility, problem solving, and autonomy.

Consult our Spotify profile for the most up-to-date selection.

 

We will select two listeners who complete our listener survey. We hope it is you!

 

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