Living in the Margin: Part 1 by Jeannette Webb Years ago when I was a dual-career mom with two small children and office deadlines to meet, I met myself coming and going in the whirlwind of our everyday lives. I had a time-intensive career, an overloaded volunteer schedule, and things were starting to fall apart. [read more] …
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The Junior Year Panic
It’s a predictable yearly event. I experienced it at the end of my kids’ sophomore year of high school. I work through it with my private clients year after year. The junior year panic can seize you by the throat, cloud your ordinarily clear thinking, and convince you that you’ve totally messed up your [read more] …
Setting the Bar High
Setting the Bar High By Jeannette Webb In my younger years (well, okay, MUCH younger years) I was a high jumper. Before the track meet started you could see athletes all over the field warming up – jogging and stretching. As the event started, the bar was set low to give us all a chance [read more] …
Does Your Child Have a Bach?
My daughter was in the middle of a very hectic semester filled with grueling math and engineering problem sets when the phone call came. Her best friend, in college on the opposite coast, was on the line telling Natalie that her mother had breast cancer. Grief-stricken, she left her studying and blindly walked across campus [read more] …
The Dangers of Self-Esteem
Worrying about a child’s self-esteem can trip any parent up, but it is especially treacherous for those who homeschool high school. Instead of worrying if our kids are competent, we worry that they like themselves. We are concerned about what will happen if they fail. We stress over stress. As a result, we often see helicopter [read more] …