As the leaves begin to fall, so does the pressure of college applications for high school students across the nation. The quest for success becomes paramount, but are we, as parents, inadvertently adding too much weight to our children's shoulders?

Studio 5 Parenting Contributor Heather Johnson shares the detrimental effects of an achievement-driven culture and provides insights on how to strike the right balance.

To contact Heather for counseling, email blog.familyvolley@gmail.com, or visit www.familyvolley.blogspot.com.

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