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[quote=Anonymous]Take care of your child’s mental health. I have one child who is in college and one who is a junior in high school and the #1 thing that has derailed the smart kids we knew from elementary and middle school is mental health issues. Anxiety, depression, cutting, eating disorders, you name it—along with self medicating for those issues with drugs and alcohol.

Be vigilant in making sure your child isn’t overwhelmed or too stressed out. Encourage your kids to excel academically but know when too much is too much. Say no if you think they are taking on more than they should academically, even if you are secretly anxious about them “getting behind.”  They will feel peer pressure to bite off more than they can chew and it is your job to establish boundaries.   Foster one or two genuine extracurricular interests and don’t push them to join every club and be involved in every activity. It’s too much a counterproductive anyway.  Let them take art or theater or photography if they want to.

Remember, it’s a marathon not a sprint, and getting into college is not the finish line. [/quote]

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