{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fd891f524-2a9b-41c4-8ebd-a8bda28b69a8","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Communication With Your Teen During the College Search Process","description":"In this episode of the Higher Education, Higher Purpose podcast, host Phil Cook speaks with Dr. Les Parrott and Dr. Leslie Parrott, New York Times best-selling authors focused on building healthy relationships. They discuss the importance of empathy and mutual understanding when it comes to listening to your kids. They share their own experiences as parents, and tips on how to speak into your children\u2019s lives and connect them with resources as they decide what college they want to attend.\n \n\u201cMutual understanding. There has to be a sense your son, your daughter feels understood in what they are looking for and what they desire\u2026 rather than starting with your agenda.\u201d - Les Parrott [05:55]\n \n\u201cKids need our presence and our guidance. They just don\u2019t need necessarily our control and our helicoptering. The temptation is to go all-in on one extreme or the other but if we have that balance of listening hard, then they\u2019ll want to listen back. So it becomes a shared project.\u201d - Leslie Parrott [07:10]\n\nWhat You Will Learn:\n[01:32] Les\u2019 background\n[02:49] What makes Christian colleges different: community\n[05:05] Lifetime friends\n[06:47] Communicating with your child about college\n[09:11] Dreams vs. Reality\n[12:42] Importance of communication\n[14:25] Clarifying content\n[16:40] The price of character qualities\n[18:56] Partnering with your children in the application process\n[21:43] YADA\n[25:09] How YADA works\n[28:33] Making decisions with our children, not for them\n[29:00] Les and Leslie\u2019s final thoughts\n \nResources:\nVisit our website: https://www.naccap.org\nEmail us: Office@naccap.org\nConnect with Blueprint: https://myblueprintstory.com/Christian Grad Schools: http://christiangradschools.com/","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/da0156a3-25a5-4677-9fdd-61cc5d1bf5a9/untitled-design-12-73cwi.jpg"}