# What If College Isn’t the Plan: How to Help Your Teen Thrive (DF#191)

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Podcast: [Degree Free](https://stenobird.com/podcast/degree-free-4099006)
Published: 2025-05-28T10:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcast.degreefreenetwork.com/e/what-if-college-isn-t-the-plan-how-to-help-your-teen-thrive/
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Join us as we discuss the empowerment and benefits of taking a Degree Free path after high school graduation. We address the temporary feelings of isolation and guilt that parents and students may experience during the graduation season, but emphasize the long-term advantages of avoiding student loan debt and pursuing different pathways. What You’ll Learn: - Highlighting the importance of supporting and celebrating a child's decision to create their own path, build real skills, and enter the workforce directly.- Outlining the 5 Degree Free Pathways, including entering the workforce, pursuing on-the-job training or apprenticeships, starting a business, or seeking different education options.- Emphasis on tailoring education and career paths to individual interests and goals, rather than following a predetermined college route. Join us as we empower parents to be proud of their child's unique path and encourage them to support their journey to a successful and fulfilling future. Learn how to guide young individuals in crafting their own educational and career paths, and discover the relief and freedom that comes with realizing that a degree is not the only path to success. Ready to set your teen on the path to success after high school? Apply for our Degree Free Launch Program and let's build them a personalized career roadmap: https://degreefree.com/launch/ To keep up with everything Degree Free check out our website: https://degreefree.com/ Your questions, answered on air! Head over to https://ask.degreefree.com/ and Ryan and Hannah will answer your question on the podcast! Want to help your 16-20 year old build the life they want without wasting 5 and half years and going into crippling student debt? Get your copy of "The Degree Free Way" workbook! Guide your 16-20 ye…

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