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Summer Jobs for Teens

The improving job market is filtering down to teens. In fact, Dr. Wes Crenshaw says this summer is shaping up to be one of the best in years.

Failing Out of College
What happens when your child's college dream turns into a nightmare of collapsing grades, lost scholarships, academic probation or even dismissal?
College Choice: Use the Three Ms to Make a Good One
Maturity, Money, and Match will define how well many college freshman perform this fall. Join Dr. Wes and Loren Halifax to discuss how to make The Three Ms work for your high school senior.
Introversion and Extroversion
Dr. Wes joins Stephen Steigman on Up to Date to discuss introversion and extroversion in teens and young adults and why one is no better than the other.
Young Adults Leaving Home?
Whether they're getting ready to leave for college or the workforce, back for break, moving home after failing out, or recent graduates out of work, young adults are moving home, and parents are often ill-prepared for the complexities of having them around.
Teen Technology
When it comes to technology, teens, and young adults always seem to lead the way, while even tech-saavy parents feel left behind.
Freshman Year
Remember your first time living away from home as an adult? All those little adventures you never expected? Katie Guyot and Emily VanSchmus join Dr. Wes on the Fox4 Morning Show to discuss freshman year at college.
Holidays and College Kids
It's that time of year when young adults return for the holiday season. Join Dr. Wes and Loren Halifax to discuss how to make things go a little easier this holiday season, particularly if you have a freshman home for the first time.

Motivating Your Teen
“The goal of parenting isn’t to raise good teenagers,” says Dr. Wes Crenshaw. “But to raise good adults.” What would you recommend to help me motivate my teenager to do more than sit around?

Crunching Those College Decisions
Dr. Wes discusses choosing a college based on more forethought than emotion. Joining him, former co-columnist Kenyon College sophomore Katie Guyot and current co-columnist high school senior Kyra Haas.
Young Adults Living at Home
Dr. Wes joins Mark Alford on the Fox 4 Morning Show to offer tips for parents who have young adults moving home, before, during or after entering college or the workforce. It's an important topic...especially for Mark!
St. Louis On The Air: NEW HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES: Pathways and Pitfalls on the Journey to Adulthood
Dr. Wes talks about recent high school graduates and what they need to do to prepare for the rest of their lives.
New Graduates
Welcome to Adult Life! Here's what to expect and how to adapt.
WOSU: All Sides with Ann Fisher: Transitioning ADHD Teens to Young Adulthood
Whether they're getting ready to leave for college or the workforce, back for break, moving home after failing out, or recent graduates out of work, young adults with ADHD are often full of freedom but lacking independence.
Coming of Age with ADHD: Look Out, World — Here I Come
For ADHD 20-somethings about to tackle all those "firsts" — job, apartment, relationship — here are some keys to independence.
Teens' Technology
The missing ethics manual in modern day teen interaction with technology.

Bored at College! Should I Change My Major Again?
A restless college student wonders if she should change it up or buckle down.