96 Adults in Training

AMDG.  Have you ever contemplated the idea that you’re not raising children, you’re raising adults?  Katherine O’Brien, a certified college planning specialist and homeschooling mother of six (most now in adulthood), joins Bonnie and Steven today to discuss how to be intentional with opportunities for high schoolers to learn the logistics of life.  Topics in the conversation include practicalities of parenting teenagers, the difficult but necessary discipline of giving kids space and affirmation when making mistakes, and preparing for tough conversations with the anchoring phrase “I love you. How can I help?”

Sign up here for Kolbe’s spring Virtual College Fair on Friday, April 29, 2022. After the event, look for recordings of the presentations on the Kolbe Academy YouTube channel.

For more information about Katherine O’Brien, check out

• her company Celtic College Consultants
• her blog College Prep Answer Guide
• her radio program The Quo Vadis Show

For videos of the 2021 fall Virtual College Fair, start here. The keynote speakers for that event have also been guests on the Kolbecast:

• Ep 38 Substance Matters with Jeremy Tate of the Classic Learning Test
• Ep 84 The Essence of Catholic Education with Patrick Reilly of the Cardinal Newman Society

Other Kolbecast episodes related to college and life after Kolbe:

• Ep 39 Reclaiming the Territory and Ep 40 Windshield Time with Dr. Don Prudlo
• Ep 59 The Secret Whiteboard with Everett Buyarski & Erica Treat
• Ep 77 The Road Less Traveled with Celeste Cuellar
• Ep 85 Vibrant Campus Ministries
• Ep 92 Protect, Guide, Prepare, Empower

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