Less Stress, More Success: A New Approach to Guiding Your Teen Through College Admissions and Beyond [Paperback]

Marilee Jones (Author), Kenneth R. Ginsburg (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1581102305 | ISBN-13: 978-1581102307 | Publication Date: September 12, 2006 | Edition: 1

Is your teenager stressing over college admittance? Are you? Co-written by a top college admissions dean and a leading pediatrician, this first-of-its-kind book delivers strategies for surviving the admissions process while strengthening parent-child relationships, managing the stress of applying to college, and building resilience to meet challenges today and in the future. Less Stress, More Success is just what parents and teens need to thrive during this important rite of passage into adulthood.

For parents…
•  How to encourage true high achievement, rather than perfectionism
•  Important dos and don’ts about the admissions process and how you can most effectively help your child
•  Why and when some forms of  “helping” undermine both self-confidence and chances of admission
•  How to turn deadlines into opportunities to learn time-management and organization skills
•  How you can encourage positive strategies for handling stress and building resilience

For teens…
•  How to evaluate campus culture to find the right fit for you
•  Ways to manage your parents and your friends
•  Tips for the college interview
•  Letting your true, authentic self come through in your paperwork
•  How your body handles stress…and what you can do to feel better and stay healthy
•  Includes a Personalized Stress Management Plan to customize for yourself

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Marilee Jones has more than 25 years' experience in college admissions. She is a frequent speaker on the pressures facing today’s teens. She lives in the Boston area.

 

Kenneth R. Ginsburg, MD, MS Ed, FAAP, is an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and practices adolescent medicine at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He is the author of A Parent's Guide to Building Resilience in Children and Teens: Giving Your Child Roots and Wings and But, I’m Almost 13: An Action Plan for Raising a Responsible Adolescent. He is the father of two children and lives in Philadelphia.

 

Martha M. Jablow has written extensively on parenting as the author of several books and articles.

Product Details

• Paperback: 250 pages
• Publisher: American Academy Of Pediatrics; 1 edition (September 12, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1581102305
• ISBN-13: 978-1581102307
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #237,683 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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25 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of two great books for stressed out parents, August 24, 2006

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This review is from: Less Stress, More Success: A New Approach to Guiding Your Teen Through College Admissions and Beyond (Paperback)

As parents who have seen many of our friends completely lose perspective as their kids apply to college, my wife and decided that we would not go down that road when our time came. Forget all the books that imply they will get your child into a "brand name" school. It's about discovering together a place where they can grow, and strenghtening your relationship as you launch them toward their future. In the name of sanity, I recommend this book (and also a great one our own pediatrician recommended, "Getting In Without Freaking Out.") Stop hovering -- start helping your kids by not imposing your agenda.

24 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An essential book for parents of high school students, August 19, 2006

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This review is from: Less Stress, More Success: A New Approach to Guiding Your Teen Through College Admissions and Beyond (Paperback)

As a pediatrician and the mother of a senior, I see the unhealthy stress that my patients and some classmates of my son go through during high school, particularly during their senior year. This essential book for every high school parent will give them new models for guiding their child to healthy success. Rather than defining success for your high school student as getting into a college ranked high by a magazine, parents will learn how to help their child define and reach their own goals. For those who choose college, they need a parent's help to find the right match --- a school that allows them to grow intellectually, emotionally, and socially. For an interview with Dr. Ginsburg,

ENJOY THE BOOK. I did!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Every parent of a high school junior should buy her book today., May 4, 2007

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This review is from: Less Stress, More Success: A New Approach to Guiding Your Teen Through College Admissions and Beyond (Paperback)

Ms. Jones's advice on how the parents of high school juniors and seniors can reduce stress in the college admissions process is spot on.

I was lucky enough to receive Ms. Jones's advice when she spoke to a standing-room-only crowd at our Boston area high school. For those not so lucky, you can obtain the advice in her book, coauthored with pediatrician Kenneth R. Ginsburg.

Parents - and their children - will benefit from Jones's advice for two reasons: 1. Jones explains WHY current parents are so hyper about the admissions process (partly due to the fact that we parents are from the generation which mistakenly believes we can accomplish anything!) 2. And Jones gives practical advice on HOW each parent can reduce their child's stress in the admission process, including actions that can be easily implement right away.

Every parent of a high school junior or senior should buy her book today.