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Scenario

When your teenager wants to delay college

My son wants to take a gap year and travel but I am terrified he will never go to college and I do not know if I am protecting him or projecting my own fears.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A parent struggles to distinguish between legitimate concern for their child's future and their own anxiety about societal expectations and security.

Your guide for this
Rabia
Rabia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Adolescence and the parent-teen relationship?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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