Best College Parent Podcasts (2024)

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#117 – Supporting Your Student’s Mental Health: A Conversation with Dr. Bianca Busch, The College Psychiatrist 1:02:28

1h ago1:02:28

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If you want to know how to best support your college student through potential mental health or anxiety issues, who better to ask than a psychiatrist? That’s exactly what Vicki and Elizabeth did in this episode. We were joined by Dr. Bianca Busch, founder of The College Psychiatrist, a medical practice that works with college students and their fam…

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Ep 88 The Importance of Self-Care in College: Tips for First-Year Students 13:14

3h ago13:14

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Starting college is an exciting milestone, but it also brings numerous challenges. One of the most common mistakes first-year students make is neglecting self-care. The demands of academic life, social activities, and newfound independence can lead to poor health habits. Prioritizing self-care is crucial for maintaining physical and mental well-bei…

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It's Time for Time Tennis ft Charles Allen & Yannick Yoshizawa 48:34

1h ago48:34

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Welcome to Season 13, Episode 33, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network. This week, we dive into a new way to play our sport that is time-limited, team-based, and provides a guaranteed income with benefits for players at the pro level. Time Tennis seeks to rethink the game to make it more fan-friendly, m…

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A Parent's Journey Through Tennis ft. Anirban Dutta 1:05:58

1h ago1:05:58

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Welcome to Season 13, Episode 32, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network. This week, tennis parent and entrepreneur, Anirban Dutta, shares his journey through junior tennis with his twins, Maya and Jai, and the creation of Tennis Wizard. This episode all started with a Facebook post (see below) Anirban ma…

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Ep 87 Questions to Ask College Accessibility Staff 9:57

1d ago9:57

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There are questions you can ask and should ask of the college accessibility staff. Last week was orienting you to the world of accessibility work, in part, and why some questions cannot be answered. However, these questions you can ask. These questions should be part of you college tour and college choice process. It adds some vital information for…

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#116 – Encore Episode - Transitioning from Summer to College: The Importance of the First Six Weeks 45:51

14d ago45:51

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This subject is so important we decided to share it again. In this final part of our summer college preparation series, Lynn and Vicki discuss how to support your student on Move-In Day and throughout their first six weeks on campus. Parents and students who are prepared for the emotional peaks and valleys of transitioning into the world of college…

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Ep 86 Got Accommodation questions? Why you may not get the answers you seek. 11:52

16d ago11:52

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I know the pressure and worry about accommodations and making sure your son or daughter gets what they need. As a parent of a son with specific learning disabilities and dyslexia, I worried about the same thing. I get it. It takes a lot of willpower not to take over the process and get it done. I understand that if it gets done, that is just one le…

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Tennis as a Means to See the World ft. Marcelo Ferreira 45:40

6d ago45:40

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Welcome to Season 13, Episode 31, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network. This week, we are joined by coach Marcelo Ferreira, former Men's Tennis Coach at Texas Tech and Pepperdine and High Performance Manager at the Windy Hill Athletic Club in Atlanta, GA. Marcelo recently returned from a European Advent…

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What Are All These NCAA Tennis Changes & How Will They Impact Recruiting ft. Dave Mullins 53:42

22d ago53:42

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Welcome to Season 13, Episode 30, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network. In this Bonus Episode, incoming ITA CEO, Dave Mullins, walks us through last week's House Settlement regarding NCAA Division I Tennis and how it could impact recruiting across all divisions of college tennis. Dave will be stepping i…

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How Can We Make Jr Tennis Affordable ft Erinn Murray 55:11

14d ago55:11

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Welcome to Season 13, Episode 29, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network. This week, we dive into the high cost of junior tennis and what one Tennis Parent did to ensure her family could support their kids throughout their junior tennis journey. As the mom of a tennis player, Erinn Murray struggled to fin…

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Ep 85 How to manage emotions for college transition, with Dr. Cam Casswell 34:27

13d ago34:27

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Today, Dr. Cam Casswell gives us her insights into how we, as parents, can prepare ourselves and our teens to make the bigh shift to college. It's a big transition and comes with it's own fears, anxieties, and issues. How do parents cope, deal, and manage all those emotions? What can parents do so thier emotions and reactions don't get in the way o…

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How to Use Stats to Help Your Player Improve ft. Joey Blake 59:20

22d ago59:20

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Welcome to Season 13, Episode 28, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network. This week, Coach Joey Blake shares how parents and junior coaches can best use match charting throughout the junior development journey. Joey Blake is a former world-ranked professional tennis player and was one of the best junior t…

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Ep 84 Parent's Guide to College Mental Health 14:23

23d ago14:23

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College mental health is one of my favorite subjects. I can literally talk about it all day long. What does a student need to do to be mentally healthy? Here are eight episodes all about how to help your student with ADHD, a learning disability, or mental health condition stay mentally well now and throughout thier college journey. Are you on my em…

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Ep 83 College Transition Episodes You May Not Have Heard. 16:52

1M ago16:52

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Here are some of my favorite episodes that you may not have heard. These contain some of the most overlooked, but essential information. Each of these episodes fills a gap in information and guidance that is hard to find. Yet, this episode highlights past episodes covering critical topics like documentation requirements, gap year considerations, co…

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#115 – Zooming Out on the College Experience: Taking the Long (and Wide) View 37:44

1M ago37:44

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Preparing for and transitioning into the first year of college involves so many, many details, and it’s easy to get caught up in just getting through what needs to be done. Then the college experience can be taken over by the day-to-day details of classes, assignments, GPA, activities, friends, schedules, career planning and just surviving. While w…

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Intensify Your Workouts with WearBands ft. Daniel Schreiber 36:52

1M ago36:52

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Welcome to Season 13, Episode 27, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network. This week, we learn about a new product to enhance on- and off-court training with a portable and wearable apparatus. WearBands is an innovative tool to make your workouts more effective while avoiding over-stressing growing bones a…

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How to Effectively Fuel Your Body ft. Erika Villalobos of CoachLife 50:13

1M ago50:13

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Welcome to Season 13, Episode 26, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network. This week, Lisa chats with former top junior player and collegiate All-American and current tennis-specific nutritionist, Erika Villalobos. Erika Villalobos has transitioned from the courts to become a board-certified nutritionist w…

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Ep 82 Time Management for College- Developing the Right Mindset 17:35

1M ago17:35

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Developing the right mindset for time management for college is a critical change some students don't make. It's unfortunate because being more skilled at time management can mean the world for your grades. It also means having more social time, more fun, less stress, and being responsible. If students don't develop the skills, then they have a har…

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#114 Getting Comfortable with the Uncomfortable: A Conversation with Author Harlan Cohen 1:00:06

2M ago1:00:06

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Vicki and Elizabeth had a wide-ranging conversation with Harlan Cohen, college transition expert and author of The Naked Roommate: And 107 Other Issues You Might Run Into In College. Harlan shared why the transition to college can be so difficult and why finding your People, your Places, and having Patience can make a difference. Harlan encourages …

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What Exactly Is High Performance ft. Todd Widom 1:11:01

1M ago1:11:01

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Welcome to Season 13, Episode 25, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network. This week, coach Todd Widom is back to help all of us better understand what is meant by the term "High Performance" when it comes to junior tennis. "High Performance" is something that gets thrown around much too casually in the ju…

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Ep 81 5 Practical College Success Tips 19:25

2M ago19:25

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There’s a lot of information about college transition and success. Yet, most are not practical and don’t come from those involved in college. So, what are some of the simple and over looked college succes tips? I warn you that none of these college success tips are complicated. Yet, as I've stated before, 'simple doesn't mean easy.' Most are going …

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The Future of American Tennis? ft. Marcy Hendricks 49:22

2M ago49:22

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Welcome to Season 13, Episode 24, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network. This week, Lisa is joined by developmental coach Marcy Hendricks. *Disclaimer: ParentingAces is providing this podcast as a public service. Reference to any specific product, service, or entity does not constitute an endorsement or …

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Ep. 80 Self-advocacy for invisible disabilities. 15:57

2M ago15:57

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I’ve said it before. K-12 does a horrible job of teaching self-advocacy. I find it tragic and neglectful that it’s not taught. A ton of people advocate for it, emphasize it, and even set goals for it. But they all get it wrong. What’s the best way to teach it and what do you need to do for your student to learn to self-advocate? Here are eight epis…

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#113 – Talking About Tutoring: Who, When, and Why It Matters 45:58

2M ago45:58

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Talking about tutoring is a new topic for our podcast, but we are finding that college parenting begins earlier and earlier, and parents are making many early decisions with future college potential in mind. In this episode, Vicki was pleased to be able to have a conversation with Celine Bewsher, Owner/Manager of Club Z! Tutoring in Cambridge, MA. …

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CoachLife ft. Guy Fritz 44:44

2M ago44:44

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Welcome to Season 13, Episode 23, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network. This week brings our next episode with coaches who are part of CoachLife, a new platform for tennis coaching knowledge. Guy Fritz's legacy in tennis coaching is solidified by his unparalleled achievement of developing two top-ten pl…

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Ep. 79 5 Steps to College Preparation. 16:40

2M ago16:40

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Being prepared and preparing your student for college are shared goals. The better they are prepared, the less regret you have and possibly less stress. How do you get your senior with a hidden disability prepared to make the shift to college? For students with ADHD, learning disabilities, dyslexia, and mental health conditions, there is a lot more…

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Let's Consider the Coach's Side ft. Tom Downs 51:02

2M ago51:02

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Welcome to Season 13, Episode 22, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network. This week Lisa chats again with high-performance junior and WTA coach, Tom Downs (click here for our Season 10 podcast with Tom). Tom is currently working as a private coach based in Dallas, Texas, and is working with former ITF Jun…

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Ep. 78 My Parental Regrets for College Transition. 15:38

2M ago15:38

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There's a lot with college transition. As a parent who's done this twice already, I can tell you that there are always things you wish you did or said differently. Yep, I've been on a college campus for a minute for sure, but that does not mean I did everything right. I made mistakes. Not happy about it, but I get to pass on my experiences and less…

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Ep. 77 Your Guide from High School to College. 16:11

3M ago16:11

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Guide your teen from high school to college with these 10 episodes. I have 10 of the most important podcast episodes all to help you and your student. It's a list of the college transition essential informaiton. For students with hidden disabilities, it can be a game changer. I can guarantee this information was not in your IEP or 504 plan or trans…

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#112 – Our Favorite Summer Reads 39:27

3M ago39:27

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This episode is sort-of an encore episode. Each year we do an episode where we share some of our favorite – and helpful – books for college parents. This year, we realized that many of the books that we’ve talked about over the past four years are still ones we recommend. So we’ve pulled together seven of our suggestions from past years and put the…

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When the Nightmare Is Real ft. Stevie Gould 1:17:58

3M ago1:17:58

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Welcome to Season 13, Episode 21, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network. This week's episode may not be suitable for your children, so please use discretion before letting them watch/listen. When he was 11 years old, Stevie Gould knew what he wanted from tennis: a Blue Chip rating, direct entry into the …

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Ep. 76 Dad’s Role In College Transition. 20:53

3M ago20:53

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Dad's you have a special role to play in your student's college journey and self-advocacy. It's unlike any other role because your connection to your student is uniqe and special. What you bring to the plate is needed for your student's college success and a better college transition. Student's with disabilites like ADHD, learning disabilities, and…

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KT Tape Innovates Again ft. Kade Applegate 36:23

3M ago36:23

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Welcome to Season 13, Episode 20, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network. This week, Lisa is joined by KT Tape's head of product, Kade Applegate. *Disclaimer: ParentingAces is providing this podcast as a public service. Reference to any specific product, service, or entity does not constitute an endorseme…

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Ep. 75 College Transition Tips: 3 Things To Do Now Before High School Graduation. 16:04

3M ago16:04

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May is all about getting ready before graduation. Today is about the three things you and your student need to do before they graduate. For students with hidden disabilities like ADHD, learning disabilities, and mental helath conditions, there's a bit more to do before college starts. What are those three things and how do they help with college tr…

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CoachLife ft. Todd Larkham 56:01

3M ago56:01

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Welcome to Season 13, Episode 19, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network. This week brings our next episode with coaches who are part of CoachLife, a new platform for tennis coaching knowledge. Todd Larkham, who coached Nick Kyrgios for over 10,000 hours, shares his coaching philosophy and key strategies …

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Ep. 74 Six College Transition Conversations to Have Now 18:35

3M ago18:35

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Getting prepared for college is a huge task. Theres's not just the parctical stuff like bedding, snacks, food, mini-fridge etc. There is also the adult topics to discuss. As a parent of a college student, these topics are critical to have. Why? No regrets. None at all. Even if something happens, which I pray it doesn't, at least you know, as a pare…

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#111 – What’s Next? No Longer “Almost” a College Student: the Job Starts Now! 54:42

3M ago54:42

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Once your student makes their final college decision and puts down that important deposit, they enter a new leg of the college journey. Sure, you know there will be lots of preparation work ahead – summer decisions, shopping, good-byes, packing – but your student may be thinking they’ll really become a college student at Move-in Day in the fall. Yo…

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Love Serving Autism ft. Lisa Pugliese-LaCroix 53:03

3M ago53:03

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Welcome to Season 13, Episode 18, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network. This week we take a deep dive into parenting and coaching and playing with juniors who learn differently. *Disclaimer: ParentingAces is providing this podcast as a public service. Reference to any specific product, service, or entit…

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Ep. 73 College Transition Tips for Parents: 5 Valuable College Policies Your Student Needs To Know 17:13

4M ago17:13

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This is the second in a series this month all about copllege transition tips for parents and getting prepared. College transition is hard especially for students with ADHD, learning disabilities, and mental health conditions. Getting disability accommodations is vital as well as maintaining time management and mental wellbeing. What if something go…

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CoachLife ft. Diego Moyano 1:26:30

4M ago1:26:30

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Welcome to Season 13, Episode 17, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network. This week brings the first of many episodes with coaches who are part of CoachLife, a new platform for tennis coaching knowledge. Diego Moyano, a renowned developmental coach for tennis stars like Tommy Paul, Reilly Opelka, Frances …

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Ep. 72 College Success: Revealing the Top 3 Areas You Need to Know 17:32

4M ago17:32

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accessingcollege.com/college-success-revealing-the-top-3-areas-you-need-to-know/May is College Prep month and I’m kicking it off with an episode to help guide you and your student. If you could only pick three things that would make every student with a hidden disability successful in college, what three things would you pick? If you’ve listened to…

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#110 – A Guide to Your College Student’s Health: A Conversation with Dr. Jill Grimes the “College Doc” 56:49

4M ago56:49

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When our student heads off to college, we worry about a lot of things, and one of the primary concerns is our student’s health and well-being. We first interviewed Dr. Jill Grimes, often dubbed the “College Doc” because of her focus on the health of college aged students, back in Episode #024 in 2020, at the height of the Covid Pandemic. It was tim…

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What It's Like to Train Like Rafa 1:26:22

4M ago1:26:22

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Welcome to Season 13, Episode 16, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network. This week, you get to hear all about my experience at the Rafa Nadal Academy in Mallorca, Spain, as well as information from the Head of Men's and Women's Tennis at the Academy, Project Manager for Avanza Sports, and several junior …

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Ep. 71 How to Cultivate A Mental Health First Mindset 21:38

4M ago21:38

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Everything in college relates to mental health. Here are a few examples. Anxious college students don't study as well and don't remember as much for tests. Stressed students are not as productive and sometimes will put off assignments making stress worse. Depressed students may miss classes which causes secondary anxiety and worry about the work th…

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#109 – Encore Episode -The College Decision Dilemma: What Happens Once Those Admission Letters Arrive? 40:35

4M ago40:35

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Here’s an encore of an earlier podcast episode that we think is so important it deserves to be released again. If your student is making their decision right now, you may need to hear this. The college admission process begins earlier and earlier and sometimes seems to go on forever. When those highly anticipated acceptance letters begin to arrive,…

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Ep. 70 Intuitive Eating Made Easy For ADHD with Rebecca King 35:53

4M ago35:53

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Today on the podcast, Rebecca King is joining me to talk all things heathy eating and changing your relationship with food to be healthier for those with ADHD. She is diagnosed with ADHD too. Here's what you'll learn on this episode: What are some of the big issues around food and eating for those with ADHD? What is intuitive eating? How does this …

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A Parent/Player Perspective on ParentingAces ft. Scott & Bode Campbell 1:02:36

4M ago1:02:36

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Welcome to Season 13, Episode 15, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network. This week, father-son duo, Scott and Bode Campbell, share a real-world example of a family from Minnesota (please ignore my mistake in the opening to the episode - I do know the difference between Minnesota and Wisconsin!) trying to…

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Ep. 69 The Best Mental Health Wellness Plan for College Students 22:06

5M ago22:06

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All the episodes this month are about mental wellness. You will hear me say it over and over again, 'mental health is the foundation upon which everything else is built." It's true. Yet, we all fall off this wagon and it seems harder to do. Truth is, it's simple but simple doesn't mean easy. So, how do we get our student to buy into it and incorpor…

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A Tennis Academy That Inspires ft. Carley & Marcin Rozpedski 51:05

4M ago51:05

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Welcome to Season 13, Episode 14, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network. This week, we visit with the directors of a junior tennis academy in South Florida about their approach to overall junior development as well as overall human development. Carley and Marcin Rozpedski are a husband and wife duo who h…

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#108 – A Conversation About Education, Parenting, and Race 1:02:48

5M ago1:02:48

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In this second crossover episode with a Facebook Live even hosted with cohost Elizabeth Hamblet, we were joined by Timothy L. Fields and Shereem Herndon-Brown, authors of The Black Family’s Guide to College Admissions now out in its second edition. Tim and Shereem shared how the book came to be, what’s new in the second edition, and touched on many…

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