And so, here we are at Leaving Cert results day! After all the work your teenager has put in to get to this point, parents should take a step back and not only be proud of their teenager but also of yourselves. You have spent the last 18 or so years guiding your...
As summer comes, your teenagers are out of school for a long-needed rest. Thoughts of career choice may also be stuffed into the wardrobes along with the empty school bags. But the summer months are the perfect time for teenagers to think of their futures. Here are 7...
With just a few weeks left to exam time, anxiety levels will be rising in your household. Doubts and concerns hovering in your teens’ minds. How can you help them prepare for exams? There will probably be moments of high drama “I’m going to fail!” or silences and/or...
Now is the time to apply for Post Leaving Cert Courses (PLC’s) but I know many parents as well as teenagers will be asking: are those courses worthwhile? There are so many available and new courses being added all the time to all third level institutions. It can also...
Your teenager may now have finished their mock exams, Leaving/Junior Cert, or still be going through them. And soon enough they will get their results. When those mock exam results come in, have you considered how you will respond to them? If your teen has been...
So, why career coaching for teens? Career coaching for teenagers is not very common. Coaching is now a very popular form of team management in the workplace and in recent years is replacing the more dictatorial management approach. So how can this be applied to...