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Help your teen divide and conquer end-of-year projects
Before the school year officially ends, your child may be faced with large, end-of-year projects. These projects can seem overwhelming--especially when they're all that stand between your teen and summer!
Here's how to help:
- Get out the calendar. Teenagers don't have a very good sense of time. Your teen might think she has "plenty of time" when in reality, she doesn't. Mark the project's due date on the calendar. Then work backwards to today, crossing out any days where you teen wouldn't be able to work on the project. How much time is really left for her to complete it?
- Don't overreact--no matter how much, or how little, time your teen has left to work on the project. Offer to help her break the project down into smaller chunks and create deadlines for each part.
- Provide support. Of course you can't--and shouldn't--do your teen's project for her. But you can drive her to the store, proofread her paper or listen to her presentation. Even making sure she has a quiet, well-lit place to work is a big help.
- Provide motivation. You'll be surprised how helpful a simple "How's the project going?" or "I know you'll do a great job!" can be. Place a self-stick note on your teen's mirror that says "Almost there!"
Reprinted with permission from the May 2012 issue of Parents Still make the difference!® (High School Edition) newsletter. Copyright © 2012 The Parent Institute®, a division of NIS, Inc.
