{"id":26361,"date":"2018-02-07T10:22:12","date_gmt":"2018-02-07T15:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.backtobasicslearning.com\/?p=26361"},"modified":"2018-02-07T10:22:12","modified_gmt":"2018-02-07T15:22:12","slug":"homesickness-academic-stress-peer-pressure-how-ready-is-your-child-for-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/backtobasicslearning.com\/homesickness-academic-stress-peer-pressure-how-ready-is-your-child-for-college\/","title":{"rendered":"Homesickness, academic stress, peer pressure\u2026 how ready is your child for college?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/backtobasicslearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Summer-Photo-small.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-14539\" src=\"https:\/\/backtobasicslearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Summer-Photo-small-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"College Readiness. Is your student emotionally ready for college?\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/backtobasicslearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Summer-Photo-small-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/backtobasicslearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Summer-Photo-small-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/backtobasicslearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Summer-Photo-small.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Your son or daughter may have his or her Freshman college classes selected, a fraternity or sorority in mind, and even a fluffy new dorm comforter&#8230; but, is he or she <em>emotionally ready for college?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>According to a recent survey of 1,500 college students conducted by\u00a0the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jedfoundation.org\/\">Jed Foundation,<\/a>\u00a0a nonprofit group that works to protect the emotional and mental health of students, the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.drugfree.org\/\">Partnership for Drug-Free Kids,<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rememberingjordan.org\/\">Jordan Porco Foundation,<\/a>\u00a0which aims to prevent suicide among students, <em>a whopping 2 out 3 students<\/em> said that they felt emotionally unprepared for college life.<\/p>\n<p>If <em>you<\/em> have a son or daughter who will be leaving home for the first time this fall, please attend the FREE \u201cCollege Preparedness from a Mental Health Perspective Workshop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is an open discussion, forum-style with psychotherapist\u00a0Ken Brick, LCSW.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, April 16, 2018 at 7:00 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Back to Basics Learning Dynamics<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>6 Stone Hill Road, Wilmington, DE 19803<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ken Brick, LCSW is psychotherapist with over 20 years of experience.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to working with anxieties, depressions, traumas of all types, grief, couples and family conflicts Ken has developed a \u201csub specialty\u201d in working with adolescents. He has had frequent contacts with colleges and universities throughout the country, helping advise about teen adjustment to college life. He has advised students and families from University of Nationwide, Goucher, Franklin &amp; Marshall, Yale and numerous others.<\/p>\n<p>Registration for this free event closes April 10, 2018. Space is limited. <a href=\"https:\/\/backtobasicslearning.com\/events\/emotional-preparedness-for-college-is-your-student-ready\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to reserve a seat, today!<\/p>\n<h3><strong>About Back to Basics Learning Dynamics, Inc. in Nationwide<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Back to Basics offers 1-on-1 tutoring in 60+ subjects, professional development, translating and interpreting in 21 languages, speech therapy, occupational therapy, behavior specialists, reading specialists, paras, ELL services, homebound services, RTI support, psycho-educational testing and test prep. We also offer summer school and educational summer camps, original credit and credit recovery, along with unique enrichment options such as music, art and photography. Plus, Back to Basics Private School is Nationwide\u2019s only Department of Education approved 1-on-1 Private School for K-12.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your son or daughter may have his or her Freshman college classes selected, a fraternity or sorority in mind, and even a fluffy new dorm comforter&#8230; but, is he or she emotionally ready for college? 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