Procrastination in teens can cause problems for them and frustration for you. You clearly see what they need to do and can't understand why they aren't doing it. Maybe they look lazy or ambivalent. And procrastinating has real consequences. Nagging and pushing hasn't helped so what can you do? Expert Leslie Josel talks to Mighty Parenting host Sandy Fowler to help parents understand why teenagers [...]
We all know it’s important for our kids to have good writing skills. Writing essays is a skill that not only gets them better grades, it gets them into college, helps them earn scholarships and helps them land and keep a good job. Every job listing we look at these days says the candidate needs to have good writing skills. But how can parents teach their kids to write well? In this bonus [...]
Does your child procrastinate? Probably. Everyone does it sometimes but some kids do it all the time. This is a frustrating issue for many families and it can be a cause of discord, possibly on a daily basis. This can leave us wondering why our kids procrastinate so much or how to get them moving. But what’s the real problem here? How can we help our kids? Should we help our kids? And what about[...]
Parents deal with many problems; getting-out-the-door-in-the-morning struggles, arguments about when homework will get done, and you might have a child who is chronically late. It can be incredibly frustrating and exhausting to face a problem like time management for teens. What parents don't realize is that many of the struggles and battles they have with their teen stem from problems with time [...]