Episode 76 The Parent Compass with Cindy Muchnick & Jenn Curtis

In today's episode, John interviews Cindy Muchnick and Jenn Curtis - co-authors of the book The Parent Compass: Navigating Your Teen's Wellness and Academic Journey in Today's Competitive World and co-hosts of The Parent Compass Podcast. Cindy is a graduate of Stanford University and is an expert on the college admissions process. She has also written 10 books. Jenn owns Future Wise Consulting, which is an educational consulting company. She is also a graduate of both UCLA and USC. Listen to this episode to learn more: [01:02] - About Cindy and Jenn [02:58] - Why they wrote the book [07:06] - The idea of Intentional Parenting [11:12] - Can the compass point in the wrong direction? [12:38] - How parents should apologize to their children [15:42] - John's parenting style [17:29] - The difference between failing and failure [20:22] - Children need to see their parents making mistakes too [24:25] - Problems with the current educational system [30:20] - Jenn and Cindy's definitions of success [37:14] - Feedback Jenn and Cindy receive from parents [39:40] - Jenn's views on colleges bringing students back to campuses and COVID [42:32] - Upward trend in teens being medicated for depression, anxiety, ADHD, etc. [48:38] - Research studies about anxiety, depression, teen pregnancy, bullying, etc. [50:45] - Different types of support teens need from mom and dad [52:50] - A giveaway for the listeners NOTABLE QUOTES: "Parent Compass is a way to hold yourself accountable for the kind of parenting that's going to lead to thriving kids." "Apologizing is about making a mistake, owning the mistake, acknowledging the mistake, and then moving on from the mistake." "If you're not actually sorry for doing it, don't say you're sorry, because you're lying on top of it." "Praise the journey, not the destination." "The children need to see the parents making mistakes too and model that." "Failing means I'm trying something new. I didn't do it right. And now I have an opportunity to learn from it." "Success is the ability to self-advocate, to have intact and healthy relationships, to effectively communicate with people. It is living a life and knowing how to live a life of intention, having grit and resilience, and having our self-confidence to know who we are and to be comfortable in that." "Pain leads to purpose. And purpose leads to the platform." BOOKS MENTIONED: The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World by John Mark Comer USEFUL RESOURCES:  https://www.parentcompassbook.com/  https://tinyurl.com/ParentCompassBook  https://www.instagram.com/parentcompass/  https://www.facebook.com/TheParentCompass  https://www.linkedin.com/in/cindy-muchnick-and-jenn-curtis-2b53491aa/  CONNECT WITH JOHN Website - https://thejohnhulen.com  Clubhouse - https://www.joinclubhouse.com/@johnhulen  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnhulen  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/johnhulen  Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/johnhulen  LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhulen  YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLX_NchE8lisC4NL2GciIWA  EPISODE CREDITS Intro music provided by Tony Palacios - https://www.instagram.com/tonytonedog/  Outro music provided by Jeff Scheetz - https://jeffscheetz.com/