I suck at Geometry! You may have heard this before. Maybe the class was English, Spanish, Social Science, etc. The issue was that your teen thought they weren’t good at something and that’s why they gave up on being any good at it. What else can you do?
Teaching it slower or repeating the assignment does [...]
More important than any praise they get from someone else is your teen’s ability to do something well and see the result of their ability. When this happens a lot, your teen feels good about themselves.
This is the nature of the teen brain that has parts of it that process positive experiences while other [...]
Reading seems to be a lost art. It certainly got a boost from a lot of book clubs and the types of books out there certainly increased readership especially when it was associated with a movie or vampires, but reading for information is important too.
Your teen is more likely to copy your behaviour than [...]
“I’m telling ya ma, the teacher hates me. They suck!” If you haven’t heard this as an excuse for poor grades then you might not yet have a frustrated student in your house. The question is, “Why do you hate the teacher?”
People get vibes from each other so your teen can tend to get what they [...]
“Your grades dropped on your last report card. The high grades were in minor subjects like singing.” Her daughter tries to defend herself by adding she got a B in Math. Her Mom continues, “Actually you got a B- in math. I see you on the internet and I think that time should be spent [...]
What were your grades last semester? “Well I did OK in everything except a few courses that I got a ‘D’ or ‘F’ in.” “Why do you think those classes didn’t go well?” “Well I didn’t like that coursework and the teacher sucked. So I just focused on the classes I liked.”
Can you imagine telling [...]
Really smart kids have their issues too proving that everything that needs to be learned in high school isn’t just about good grades. Unfortunately, you don’t know that if you’re struggling to earn credits, but for teens that easily make the grade, the issue may be how they socialize. Yep! Good old-fashioned people skills.
It’s nice [...]
