The Parent Compass: How's Yours Working? // with Cindy Muchnick

<p>Have you ever stopped to question the version of success that you may be pushing your kid to achieve?&nbsp; Do you wonder if you’re over-involved in your tween or teen’s life, or not enough? Do you want your kids to get straight As and secretly get a thrill if they say “I think I want to go Stanford or Harvard or Yale”? And then you kind of feel anxious about the pressure and what that means for them?</p><p>As parents, we all have an internal compass that guides us as we raise our kids.&nbsp; And it today's competitive world, it's more important than ever for parents to raise their kids with intentionality and grace.</p><p><br></p><p>Today’s guest, Cindy Muchnick, co-wrote the book, <em>The Parent Compass: Navigating Your Teen’s Wellness and Academic Journey in Today’s Competitive World</em> to help us navigate questions like this, and help us calibrate our parent compasses towards our kids’ wellbeing.</p><p><br></p><p>Listen to hear:</p><ul><li>The downsides of over-involved parenting</li><li>When and how to nurture self-advocacy in your tweens and teens</li><li>A tip for teen self-advocacy that Cindy’s never shared before!</li><li>The ask that can forge new connections with your tween and teens</li><li>What parents need to do before looking at how they're raising their kids</li></ul><br/><p>And more nuggets of wisdom!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>About Our Guest, Cynthia Muchnick</strong></p><p>Cindy, a graduate of Stanford University, is an expert in the college admission process: she got her start in admission offices before opening a private study skills and college counseling business in Southern California, which she ran for over fifteen years. As an Assistant Director of Admission for the Illinois Institute of Technology and the University of Chicago, she screened and reviewed over three thousand applications, interviewed prospective students, and served on the admission committee to evaluate borderline applicants and appeals cases. Then, as a private counselor, she helped hundreds of high school students