Guidance

We are currently seeing an increase in students seeking support from Marcelle about how to deal with parental pressure. As Lynn Margolies, Ph.D. and former Harvard Medical School faculty and fellow, states in her article 'The Paradox of Pushing Kids to Succeed' these students are "Secretly sinking under the weight of constant pressure to be “amazing” to avoid falling into despair and shame, they feel trapped but cannot come forward. Even contemplating disappointing their parents activates a sense of their world crumbling." Click here to read the full article.