Interview 246: “Parent Panel Discussion on Student Stress”

- Lisa interviews five parents who are regular podcast listeners on the topic of student stress
- These parents are a diverse group by gender, geography, race, and socioeconomics
- Two of the parents have students who just completed the college admissions process; their students are freshmen in college
- Three of the parents have students who are current seniors, who are applying to college now
- The parents talk about the pressure that their student faced to go to a prestigious college
- The parents talk about the pressure that came from students at the student’s high school
- The parents share some actual experiences they had, and they include actual statements
- The parents also share the pressure that they feel in their own parent peer group
