How to Stop Teen Procrastination
As your child reaches the teen years, she faces more and more pressure from her teachers and extra-curricular activities. The dreaded word "deadlines" is introduced. Most teens are at a total loss on how to handle these deadlines. They will make many excuses to put these assignments or other activities off. Follow these simple steps to stop your teen's procrastination.
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Explain to your teen that putting things off will not make assigned tasks disappear. They will still be there and your teen will have to face the consequences of waiting until the last minute to get the task done. Do this in a positive and non-confrontational manner.
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Do not enable your teen by taking care of the tasks on which he procrastinated. This will only show him that procrastination can be positive, which will be sending the wrong message.
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Model to your teen how to plan adequately for upcoming events and deadlines. Setting the example of procrastinating will lead her to believe she can handle the juggling that you do, for which she may not be developmentally ready.
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Sit down with your teen to make a weekly and, perhaps, monthly schedule outline of all his school assignments, extracurricular events and plans with friends and family.
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Help your teen identify time on her schedule that she will need to use to take care of the tasks that require completion so she can meet deadlines.
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Provide incentives for your teen that offers him time for fun activities if he takes care of certain tasks ahead of time.
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Monitor your teen's progress by making sure she is keeping her schedule updated and finding time to complete tasks ahead of time.
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Tips & Warnings
Developing an after school routine of having your teen update their schedules will help make sure that it will stay updated.
