What do you most want your child's school counselor to help with?

Do you want the counselor to help your child with her academic/study skills, college/career planning, or social skills? Other areas?

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Academic/study skills.

Counselors should encourage students, but if a D student is talking about being a doctor, the counselor also needs to discuss that challenge. I work with elementary kids and 80% of the boys are convinced that they are the next Brett Favre. I don't tell them to forget it. I do encourage all students to have back-up plans for "what if."

I want the counselor to ENCOURAGE my child. Tell the children THEY CAN DO IT. Do not EVER tell the child they are not right for what they show an interest in. Step out of your personal goals and into the childs.

Academics and College/Career planning...

Academic/ Study skills will definitely provide a strong base to enable the other areas mentioned, so I feel this needs to addressed as a priority with future planning (college/career) being based upon the students adjustments.

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