Get your Teen Ready for Back to School
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Summer is coming to an end very quickly and we’re beginning to see “Back to School” signs in our favorite stores and shops. In some areas of the country, back to school begins as early as the 2nd or 3rd week in August, so it’s never too soon to begin getting your children ready for the big day.
Tips for Freshmen
If you’re the parent of a teen entering their first year of high school, here are some tips to help you help them make the transition. Being a freshman is probably one of the scariest times of a child’s life; they are entering a whole new world filled with older and taller people which can be very intimidating. Then there’s the aspect of learning their way around a whole new school with new teachers and other authority figures.
The best way you can help your child prepare for this transition, is to arm them with a huge dose of self confidence. When your child is sure of themselves, they will be able to walk into their new surroundings with confidence and their heads held high.
You can build up their self confidence by encouraging them in their natural talents and gifts. For example, if your teen good at playing an instrument or a particular sport, encourage them to get involved in band or to get on the team as soon as they can. Most people have one or two things they are better at than anything else, and you can help them develop and nurture their talents.
Another way to help boost your teen’s self confidence is by letting them know that you love and accept them just the way they are. One of the biggest reasons that teens struggle so much with their self esteem is because they feel like they don’t fit in. But, as a parent you can help reassure your child that they are loveable and acceptable the way they are, which will help them be more confident in who they are no matter what others say about them.
Of course this can be applied to all teens no matter what grade they are entering this fall.
Tips for all Teens Going Back to School
Another way to help your teen get ready for back-to-school is by preparing them mentally for the challenges ahead. School should be fun and when it is, your child is more likely to get interested and stay interested. If they aren’t particularly good at a certain subject in school, you might consider hiring a tutor.
In most high schools, there are tons of different programs and classes your teen can take that will help them stay interested in high school. Encourage and allow your teen to get involved in art, music, drama, the Spanish Club (or other languages). These groups and programs will help bring out your child’s talent and will help boost their self esteem and confidence. It will also help them stay interested in school.
Being a teenager is a lot tougher these days than when you and I were growing up. They are facing new challenges that we didn’t have with the internet, cell phone and texting literally right at their finger tips. However, that same technology can also aid them in their school work. They can look up just about anything they need to know for a research paper, type it and print it all from the comfort of their own homes. If at all possible, making these resources available to your teen will help them be most successful during their years in high school and beyond.
Preparing your teen for back-to-school now will help ensure their success throughout the year. For more tips, help and information, check out the back-to-school special deal going on now, Helping Your Teen with High School guide.
It’s inevitable. School ends and suddenly your teen has no idea what to do and it will be time to come up with some good summer ideas for teens.They DO deserve a break because high school can certainly be tough. But do you want them wasting their days staring blankly at the TV screen, playing video games or, even worse, getting themselves into trouble?
My answer was NO WAY when my own teens were still living at home!
As a Certified Life Coach and owner of the Parenting My Teen Podcast, I saw a huge need for a toolkit that encouraged teens to use their minds and their creativity. Engaging teens is difficult at best but sometimes they respond better to someone who isn’t a parent, which is why I created the Schools Out! Plan the Perfect Teen Summer package.
This isn’t some measly 5 page report. I know you want good stuff filled with summer ideas for teens so this kit is chock full of information that will benefit both you and your teen, such as:
- 4 expert interview recordings talking about:
- Getting ready for the next year of high school and college prep
- Helping your teen deal with sexual and drug-related peer pressure
- Keeping your teen busy, entertained and focusing on positive things
- Creative ways to help your teen find a job or even start a business
- Practical tools for both you and your teen to use, like:
- Action Plan for Teenagers: A practical 10-week plan to keep teens occupied during the summer
- Keeping the Balance Report: Staying friends with a teenager and raising them to be happy and successful
- Summer Work for Teens Report: Suggestions and strategies for finding summer work
- Summer Learning for Teens Report: How to prevent learning loss over the summer
Parents all over the country complain that their teens get lazy during the summer break. But teens, just like toddlers, need guidance, clear communication, and reminders of your expectations in order to be successful.
While listening and reading all the information in your toolkit, ask your teen if there are things they’d like to accomplish before school starts and then help them to meet those goals. Setting one long term goal or several shorter term goals during the summer will teach valuable lessons about time management and working hard in order to get your reward.
My goal was two-fold in creating the School’s Out! Plan the Perfect Teen Summer package. Hopefully the audios and reports will help your teen realize their great potential in the world. But I also wanted to help you, the parents, to enjoy and reconnect with your teen during the less stressful summer months.
Summertime is a great time to reconnect with your teen. Don’t let these weeks go by without taking this time to slow down and just be together.
Learn more and grab all your goodies at: http://www.reallifeguidance.com/schools-out.html
