The teen who enrolls because it is the expected next step — without clarity on who they are, what they value, what kind of life they want to build, or what a specific degree will actually produce — that teen is the one borrowing $80,000 for a path they were never sure about, graduating into a market that is tighter than anyone told them, and ending up back home trying to figure out what went wrong.

From the national stage to teens across the country: a trailblazer joins Hi-Lite For Immediate Release August 1, 2026 WINTER GARDEN, FL, AUGUST 1, 2026 – Hi-Lite Coaching + Consulting has named Samantha Neyland Trumbo, former Miss Hawaii USA and a nationally recognized youth-empowerment advocate, as a teen and young adults life coach and brand ambassador. Neyland Trumbo was the first African American woman crowned Miss Hawaii USA and finished Top 10 at Miss USA 2020. She foun

What is neurofeedback? Neurofeedback, also known as EEG biofeedback or neurotherapy, is a non-invasive treatment that aims to improve brain function through the self-regulation of brain activity. It uses real-time feedback of an individual’s brain activity, typically measured by electroencephalography (EEG), to teach them to modulate specific brain wave patterns associated with attention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity. Neurofeedback is increasingly being used as a treatment

What the research says employers actually want. The World Economic Forum's 2025 Future of Jobs Report is unambiguous. The skills projected to grow most rapidly by 2030 are not hard technical skills. They are: analytical thinking creative thinking resilience flexibility and agility motivation and self-awareness The skills that will matter most — empathy, trust-building, emotional regulation, authentic connection — are not being taught. They are being eroded. By screens, by s

The generation that grew up with a smartphone in their hand is putting it down. Not because their parents made them. Not because of a school policy or a family rule. Because they decided to.

A week of genuine rest after a demanding school year is normal and healthy. But if week two looks exactly like week one, and you can feel the summer beginning to slip, that is not decompression anymore. That is the summer slide — and it starts earlier and runs deeper than most parents realize.