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College Admissions Together is more than a practical how to get into college book though it does explain key aspects of today s college admissions process for both parents and students It is also a guide to healthy family relationships during the college admissions process This invaluable book looks at the often stressful process of finding the right college for your child not as an ordeal but as an opportunity to bond as a family and to give your child safe passage to adulthood as he or she determines which colleges are the best fitIn College Admissions Together educational consultant Steve Goodman and family psychologist Andrea Leiman help parents recognize that what makes the college admissions process a potential danger zone for families is the combination of the teen s growing independence and the parent s need to help him or her make critical decisions for the future They answer difficult questions like how to stay involved in the process while allowing your child to make more choices They help you put the college admissions process into the context of your child s passage to adulthood and understand what he or she is feeling and facing as your child makes the decision of where to go nextUsing Goodman and Leiman s advice tips and exercises the college admissions process will lead to a greater appreciation of each other and mutually rewarding family relationships that last a lifetime College Admissions Together serves families counselors teachers and others as an essential resource during a stressful time in most families livesREVIEWS New Guide Eases Families through College Admissions Perhaps no change in the family dynamic is more dramatic than sending a child out into the world To help ease the passage of families with high school students seeking entry to higher education Bethesda clinical psychologist Andrea Leiman cowrote the new book College Admissions Together It Takes a Family What sets College Admissions Together apart from some college entrance guides is its discussion of family conflicts and how to avoid them This book really addresses the emotional and family dynamic issues Leiman says This tells how to launch children happily Gazettenet Maryland Community Newspapers onlineGetting your daughter engaged in the process is crucial not only to selecting a college but to her success thereafter Take time to reflect on your objectives says Steven Roy Goodman a Washington DC educational consultant and coauthor of College Admissions Together a book on the family dynamics of this process Are you focused on her attending a wellknown school or one thats the best fit Your daughter may fear being less successful than her brother taking the path of the underachiever says Mr Goodmans coauthor Andrea Leiman a clinical psychologist That is if I dont try and I fail I dont have to feel bad where if I try and then dont succeed I will feel like a failure Dr Leiman says Try gently to engage her in a discussion about what interests her Does she have any idea of a possible career path Sue Shellenbarger Wall Street JournalAimed at parents but clearly for the entire family the book presents the journey through high school and the trainsition to college as a family matter to be sharedIn each chapter the embedded strategies are well interwoven with the discussion about college admission One could almos approach the book as an extended interactional game designed to promote family harmony with college admission being merely the topic that gives the exercise meaning Midwest Book Review How to bear stresses of college admissions College Admissions Together examines the collegehunting process not as an ordeal but rather as anunexpected opportunity to bond as a family At a recent book signing at Politics Prose Goodman and Leiman shared nuggets of wisdom from their book to an audience comprised of anxious parents and a smattering of curious educators Northwest Current Any family that has experienced the college application process knows how stressful and nervewracking this time can be Goodman an educational consultant and Leiman a clinical psychologist and professor offer advice on connecting as a family and involving parents while at the same time allowing each student to make independent decisions Duke Magazine Depth beats breadth While it might seem impressive to join six clubs and volunteer at a soup kitchen in your senior year admissions officers can see through such a ploy Besides it s unnecessary says Steven Roy Goodman a Washington DC educational consultant and the coauthor of College Admissions Together It Takes a Family It s important to be well lopsided rather than well rounded That enables you to focus on what you re good at US News World Report. 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