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This free Zoom lecture is for parents, guardians and mentors helping teens prepare for university.
With a little background knowledge about the challenges new university students face, you can help your teen prepare for and overcome the most common threats to student success.
Many of the essential skills and mindsets students need to thrive in university are taught only minimally—if at all—in high school. Struggling students face real risks to their confidence and wellbeing. Too many experience university life as a monotonous grind and struggle to find meaning in their efforts. Rates of student mental-health challenges continue to climb—and despite all their hard work, many graduates still lack the skills employers demand.
You can help
This lecture offers practical insights to help you understand and address the most common threats to student success. You gain ideas for starting meaningful conversations with your soon-to-be university student—and for turning awareness into a proactive plan to make the most of their university experience.
The key obstacles discussed:
- The executive-function triple threat: apathy, low motivation and fragmented attention
- Unclear aspirations: the “empty degree” problem and its ripple effects on mindset and employability
- Unexpected rigour: professors’ expectations and how university life really works
- Mental-health and lifestyle vulnerabilities
Join this free lecture and help your teen thrive—maximising your family’s investment in higher education while protecting their confidence and wellbeing.
Did you know?
Three out of four students report struggling with mental health during their post-secondary studies. One out of three report their mental health as “poor.” Source: Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA), “The New Abnormal: Student Mental Health Two Years Into COVID‑19” (in partnership with Mental Health Commission of Canada), September 26, 2022.
Please note: Registration is required. We will send you instructions to join the online lecture one business day prior to the lecture date. Can’t make the scheduled time? We will send a link to the lecture recording to everyone who registers.