Countdown To College/Saving Your Sanity (and your money) Workshop

Are you worried you are spending thousands of dollars for college and your child might flunk out his first semester or year? Do you worry they are not as prepared as they could be?  Are you worried about the transition to college for them and they will not be successful? Do you know how to get the most out of your college orientation process?

If you are answering yes to any of these questions then this workshop is for you. It can save you thousands of dollars by helping you prepare your child for the transition. 

Straighten Up Presents:

The Countdown to College/Saving Your Sanity (and your money)

A Parent Workshop for College Bound Students

Set your college-bound student up for success while preserving your sanity!

You and your child have invested a lot of time, money and energy in order for them to attend college this fall.

Don't waste your money by sending an unprepared student to college who will not able to handle the transition. Learn strategies to guide and support them through the transition with lessons learned in the Countdown to College: Saving Your Sanity workshop

By the time August rolls around they will be more self-reliant, more studious individual with improved time management skills, and better equipped to handle the potential hurdles of college life because you are working with them on these skills.

You will be confident your child is ready to handle the rigor of college life and you will be better equipped to deal with an adult child.

Keep it together during a stressful time in your family’s lives: Preparation+Organization=$uccess!

Invite a friend and together you could save thousands of dollars together!

Join organizational consultant Kristin Borostyan, creator of Straighten Up and a former school counselor, as she shares her expertise as well as insights on what colleges, universities as well as current college students are saying about being successful the 1^st year of college.  Topics covered:

• What colleges are saying about incoming freshman.
  


• How to encourage independence while building skills and confidence.


• Tips to help your child with organization, time management and accountability.


• How to decipher what organizational products/skills will help your student be  successful


• Why this generation of students is different, and how you can support them.


• How to discuss important matters like finances, grades and conduct at school.


• How to enjoy the preparation time and create valuable memories before they leave.


• How to prepare yourself and your family for the absence of your college student.


• How to have Great Parenting Moments and build an adult/child relationship with them
  


• How to handle your child when they come home for vacation after a successful 1^stsemester at college.

This workshop will be interactive and parent participation will be encouraged.

Leave confident knowing your child will have the tools and support necessary to be successful their first semester in college making it a smoother, less stressful and more enjoyable process for everyone involved.

Sign Up at http://www.meetup.com/Saving-Your-Sanity-Parent-Workshops/