How you manage your time helps you manage your tasks and duties equally efficiently. Teens, who are more susceptible to procrastinating, struggle to prioritize duties and a lot of that comes down to time management. Therapists work with parents throughout the child’s stay to guide them in implementing easy-to-apply step-by-step focus techniques.

For example, these lessons may start by sitting their child down and asking what tasks they know should be done and when. From then, you can take it day-by-day, keeping a daily planner or timed phone reminder to track daily tasks.

If we were all honest with ourselves, I think we would agree we were least organized during our teen years. Yet, it’s no less important to apply this trait early in life, especially in children or young adults struggling with symptoms of mental disorders. Organization skills alone can resolve several time management, task management, personal cleanliness, and hygiene problems.

Focus-centered training methods help parents and therapists train their teens to develop efficient study habits. We understand everybody learns in unique ways and not everybody is a good test taker or studier. That’s why we provide a variety of unique study methods, implementing them based on your teens’ response to treatment and learning progress. Getting to know your child’s mental health and personal struggles medically enables us to implement effective study and homework habits.

Learning how to manage your finances is a vital life skill for every adult. However, learning to manage finances as an adult on the fly is a good way to fall behind fast. Whereas, learning this skill in your teen years or young adult life keeps you ahead of the curve by saving early. This serves your teen greatly both now and in the future for when they become self-sufficient. You’ll be glad you heeded the opportunity offered by our therapy training team to help your child manage finances now. Whether it’s an allowance or a new job, your child will have the chance to get ahead in life.

One of the greatest introductions to organization and time management skills is learning to take care of what’s on your plate now. That includes implementing simple chore duties such as room cleaning, yard work, or other designated household responsibilities. We work with you and your child to find household chores that can potentially be the gateway to allowance and money-handling skills.

A commonly overlooked but useful ability is learning new cooking skills. While this may not be for everybody, it is highly therapeutic and relaxing to all who take to learning this new skill. For many teens and young adults, learning new cooking talents becomes an enjoyable hobby.  This can also be an opportunity for parents and teens to bond over a common activity.

It’s important to sit down with your teen and discuss the difficult choices they will encounter in school or life in general. Teaching your child discretion in these situations and the repercussions of wrong choices is an intricate part of character development. If you find yourself at a loss as to how to approach the situation, consult our therapy specialists. We’ll assess your circumstances as well as your child’s potential therapy needs.

The most effective teen anger and emotional management and tool for any teen is you, the parent. That is to say, you are the greatest emotional vent and confidant your child could have. However, even if you know that is the case, your child may not. Make it clear with your words and actions that you’re glad to be there to listen and help no matter what the situation. Make sure they understand they can trust you and develop that trust by remaining involved in your child’s life.

Some teens are understandably shier than others. However, that makes it no less important to have strong communication skills and confidence in those skills for social interactions. The problem in this day and age is the global reliance on technology and social media addiction has caused face-to-face interactions to falter. While most teens may not find it ideal to look to their parents for social advice, you can still give them the basics.

This would consist of proper social etiquette, manners, and the necessity of face-to-face interactions in appropriate circumstances. Speaking to their teachers about helping them develop these skills through oral projects, lessons, and public speaking would also be advisable. This kills two birds with one stone by helping them utilize their acquired knowledge in a social setting.

In the heat of the moment, we are prone to make rash and irrational decisions. Emergency response skills deal with helping teens respond proactively to such emergencies on the fly. It’s best for such situational response teachings to come from a parent. Provide them with proper contact points, circumstances, and specific ways they should respond given the situation. It helps to take some form of emergency response class whether in school or separate from their usual learning courses.

Perhaps one of the most important skills for any teenager is stress management. At this very vulnerable time in their lives, teens can be very susceptible to stress and anxiety even under seemingly ‘minor’ circumstances. This does not mean they are weak. Most who don’t know how to deal with stress are some of the strongest people in the world. However, we all need to be taught at some point how to deal with stress positively and confidently. If you feel your teen may need external assistance managing anxiety or stress levels, reach out to our representatives today.

Life can come at you hard as a teenager. That’s why it’s important to develop proactive coping abilities. Coping skills help you handle all of life’s unexpected twists and turns with a positive outlook.  In turn, you can overcome any heartache or discouragement in stride with a level head. Most importantly, you’ll be able to cope with the most joy you could have under the circumstances.