An Open Letter to Parents Whose Bright Teens Are Drifting Through Life
If Your Teen Spends 7 Hours a Day on Their Phone But Can’t Spend 7 Minutes Discussing Their Future, This Will Be the Most Important Message You Read This Year
Dear Concerned Parent,
It’s 11:47 PM. Your teen is still awake, scrolling through TikTok in their room. Again.
You know they’re capable of so much more. Their teachers say they’re bright. Their test scores prove they’re intelligent. But when you ask about their future, you get the same vacant shrug: “I don’t know.”
You’re not alone. And you’re not imagining it.
74% of teens today report feeling “purposeless and directionless” about their future (Gallup Youth Survey, 2024). The average teenager spends 7 hours and 22 minutes on their phone daily—that’s 2,688 hours a year consumed by other people’s lives instead of building their own.
Meanwhile, you’re staring down a $200,000+ college investment, terrified you’re about to fund the world’s most expensive journey to nowhere.
The Hidden Crisis No One’s Talking About
Here’s what the college consultants won’t tell you: 53% of college graduates are unemployed or working jobs that don’t require their degree.
Not because they’re not smart enough. Not because they didn’t work hard enough. But because they never discovered WHY they were there in the first place.
They drifted through high school. Picked a major that “sounded good.” Followed a path someone else laid out. And emerged four years later with debt, a degree, and the same question they started with: “What now?”
Your teen is 18 months away from this same conveyor belt.
But There’s a Different Story Being Written in Living Rooms Across America
Sarah M. from Austin watched her daughter Maya transform from a chronic procrastinator to launching a mental health app that caught Stanford’s attention.
Jennifer K. from Boston saw her son David go from “I hate everything about school” to teaching coding to inner-city kids—and writing a college essay that made admissions officers cry.
Marcus T. from Chicago witnessed his daughter Aria shift from anxiety attacks about the future to confidently pitching her sustainable fashion idea to real investors.
What changed?
These teens didn’t suddenly become different people. They discovered who they already were.
Introducing the Covenant of Education (COE)
We don’t teach your teen what to think. We show them how to discover what they’re already passionate about—then turn that passion into a life path that colleges fight over and employers desperately need.
In the next 90 minutes, you’ll discover:
- The Purpose Discovery Assessment that reveals your teen’s hidden drivers (the same tool used by Fortune 500 companies, adapted for young minds)
- The 3-Project Method that transforms screen time into build time—actual creations that become college application gold
- The Confidence Catalyst System that replaces “I don’t know” with “Let me show you what I’m building”
- The Essay Algorithm that generates authentic college essays that admissions officers remember months later (because they’re about real projects, not manufactured experiences)
- The Parent Partnership Protocol that puts you back in the conversation without becoming the enemy
The Workshop That Changes Everything
“From Scrolling to Soaring: Help Your Teen Find Their Purpose Before College”
This Thursday at 7:00 PM EST, I’m conducting a free 90-minute virtual workshop for 30 parent-teen pairs who are ready to break the cycle.
You’ll leave with:
- A completed Purpose Map for your teen (saves $500 in career assessment fees)
- The exact 7-day routine that shifted our students from consumers to creators
- Access to our private parent community (where real solutions are shared daily)
- A clear 18-month roadmap to college with authentic purpose
Your teen will leave with:
- Clarity on what they actually care about (maybe for the first time)
- One project idea they can start this weekend
- Connection to peers who are building, not just scrolling
- Excitement about their future (yes, actual excitement)
The Investment That Makes Every Other Investment Worth It
After the workshop, some families will choose to continue with our full program.
For a $200 monthly donation to support teen mental health clubs—less than you spend on their phone plan, streaming services, and weekend entertainment—your teen gets:
- Weekly live sessions with purpose-driven mentors
- 24/7 access to our project-building platform
- Monthly parent strategy calls (you’re not in this alone)
- Guaranteed college essay that stands out
- A peer community of builders and dreamers
- Direct access to our network of college admissions insiders
Compare this to:
- College consultants: $5,000-$15,000 (for essay editing and test prep)
- Career coaching: $300-$500 per session
- The cost of changing majors: $20,000+ and an extra year
- The price of purposelessness: immeasurable
You Have Three Choices
Choice 1: Hope things change. Maybe your teen will suddenly develop direction. Maybe college will provide clarity. Maybe those 7 hours of daily screen time will magically transform into productivity. (You know how this story ends.)
Choice 2: Force the issue. More arguments about the future. More pressure about grades. More tension at dinner. Watch your relationship deteriorate while nothing actually changes.
Choice 3: Join us Thursday. Invest 90 minutes to discover what’s possible. Watch your teen’s eyes light up when they realize they’re not broken—they just haven’t been shown the path.
Only 30 Spots Available
This is not a marketing gimmick. I personally facilitate each workshop, and quality degrades beyond 30 families.
Last month, we had 74 parents on the waitlist.
Your Teen’s Future Has a Deadline
Every day that passes is another day deeper into the drift. Another 7 hours of scrolling. Another “I don’t know” at the dinner table.
Or it could be the day everything shifts.
Reserve your spot now. Thursday at 7 PM EST could be the 90 minutes that changes the next 90 years of your teen’s life.
With hope for your teen’s extraordinary future,
Dr. Izzy Kiver Founder, Covenant of Education
P.S. Still skeptical? Here’s what Jennifer wrote 6 weeks after our workshop: “I got my daughter back. Not the compliant version or the achieving version—the REAL version. The one with dreams and plans and excitement about tomorrow. I didn’t know that was even possible anymore.”
P.P.S. If your teen refuses to attend, register anyway. We have a special protocol for “resistant teens” that works 84% of the time. You’ll learn it in the first 10 minutes.
Covenant of Education: Where purpose meets potential, and teens become who they’re meant to be.