Encouraging Your Teenagers to Find Their
Own Paths:
A Roadmap for Choosing a College, a Career,
or Something Different
Rick Fiery, MS, MBA
November 9, 2020
11:00 a.m. to Noon
WEBINAR
The leap from high school to college is overwhelming. Newfound independence— combined with little or no parental control— leaves many students, especially those with learning, attention, and mental health challenges, feeling anxious and ultimately underperforming at college. As parents, you can help relieve everyone’s anxiety by recognizing that college isn’t the only option after high school. Career success may very well follow a different path. Rick Fiery, MS, MBA, will discuss various post-graduate options that can leverage your student’s strengths; why it is important for your teens to truly understand “why” they are attending college; the critical role you play by encouraging, supporting, and guiding— but not enabling— your teens; how to effectively explore your teen’s passions— which are the foundation for any career; potential options after high school; which careers might be best; how to build maturity before college; and much more.
Rick Fiery is the co-founder of InventiveLabs, in Amesbury, Massachusetts. He and his partner created InventiveLabs because of their passion for helping young adults with learning differences find alternative paths to success. They believe that, with the right environment and supports, those teens and young adults can achieve substantial success. Rick, who has a Bachelors and Masters in civil engineering from the University of Virginia and an MFA from the Wharton School of Business, was the CEO of several startup companies and ran the finance department for a multinational software company.
Materials: Find Your Path (PDF Format)
Articles about this topic written by Rick Fiery:
Career Considerations for Teens With ADHD
What If My Teen Lacks All Career Ambition and Direction?
Should My Child Attend a College With an ADHD Program?
TED Talk by Rick Fiery: Necessary Brilliance
Another Webinar with Rick Fiery: Engaging Career Paths for Teens and Young Adults with ADHD
More About Rick Fiery
Co-sponsored by Wilton Youth Council and Weston Youth Services
SPED*NET Wilton does not provide medical or psychological
advice, diagnosis, or treatment. The material in this webinar
is provided for educational purposes only.
Encouraging Your Teenagers to Find Their
Own Paths:
A Roadmap for Choosing a College, a Career,
or Something Different
Rick Fiery, MS, MBA
November 9, 2020
11:00 a.m. to Noon
WEBINAR
The leap from high school to college is overwhelming. Newfound independence— combined with little or no parental control— leaves many students, especially those with learning, attention, and mental health challenges, feeling anxious and ultimately underperforming at college. As parents, you can help relieve everyone’s anxiety by recognizing that college isn’t the only option after high school. Career success may very well follow a different path. Rick Fiery, MS, MBA, will discuss various post-graduate options that can leverage your student’s strengths; why it is important for your teens to truly understand “why” they are attending college; the critical role you play by encouraging, supporting, and guiding— but not enabling— your teens; how to effectively explore your teen’s passions— which are the foundation for any career; potential options after high school; which careers might be best; how to build maturity before college; and much more.
Rick Fiery is the co-founder of InventiveLabs, in Amesbury, Massachusetts. He and his partner created InventiveLabs because of their passion for helping young adults with learning differences find alternative paths to success. They believe that, with the right environment and supports, those teens and young adults can achieve substantial success. Rick, who has a Bachelors and Masters in civil engineering from the University of Virginia and an MFA from the Wharton School of Business, was the CEO of several startup companies and ran the finance department for a multinational software company.
Materials: Find Your Path (PDF Format)
Articles about this topic written by Rick Fiery:
Career Considerations for Teens With ADHD
What If My Teen Lacks All Career Ambition and Direction?
Should My Child Attend a College With an ADHD Program?
TED Talk by Rick Fiery: Necessary Brilliance
Another Webinar with Rick Fiery: Engaging Career Paths for Teens and Young Adults with ADHD
More About Rick Fiery
Co-sponsored by Wilton Youth Council and Weston Youth Services
SPED*NET Wilton does not provide medical or psychological advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
The material in this webinar is provided for educational purposes only.
Encouraging Your Teenagers
to Find Their Own Paths
A Roadmap for Choosing
a College, a Career,
or Something Different
Rick Fiery, MS, MBA
November 9, 2020
11:00 a.m. to Noon
WEBINAR
The leap from high school to college is overwhelming. Newfound independence— combined with little or no parental control— leaves many students, especially those with learning, attention, and mental health challenges, feeling anxious and ultimately underperforming at college. As parents, you can help relieve everyone’s anxiety by recognizing that college isn’t the only option after high school. Career success may very well follow a different path. Rick Fiery, MS, MBA, will discuss various post-graduate options that can leverage your student’s strengths; why it is important for your teens to truly understand “why” they are attending college; the critical role you play by encouraging, supporting, and guiding— but not enabling— your teens; how to effectively explore your teen’s passions— which are the foundation for any career; potential options after high school; which careers might be best; how to build maturity before college; and much more.
Rick Fiery is the co-founder of InventiveLabs, in Amesbury, Massachusetts. He and his partner created InventiveLabs because of their passion for helping young adults with learning differences find alternative paths to success. They believe that, with the right environment and supports, those teens and young adults can achieve substantial success. Rick, who has a Bachelors and Masters in civil engineering from the University of Virginia and an MFA from the Wharton School of Business, was the CEO of several startup companies and ran the finance department for a multinational software company.
Materials: Find Your Path (PDF Format)
Articles about this topic written by Rick Fiery:
Career Considerations for Teens With ADHD
Another Webinar with Rick Fiery:
Engaging Career Paths for Teens and Young Adults with ADHD
More About Rick Fiery
Co-sponsored by Wilton Youth Council and Weston Youth Services
SPED*NET Wilton does not provide medical
or psychological advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
The material in this webinar is provided for
educational purposes only.