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Teen Time Management & Homework
Our 17 year old son has always done well in school. He has ADD and he is slow at doing his homework. In elementary school he had adjustments made in the amount of homework to help with this. Now, the problem is time management. He is taking honors classes and 2 AP so he has a lot of work. He has a hard time estimating how much homework he has and setting up a schedule to do it. He procrastinates till the end of the day when he is too tired to work effectively or hyper focuses on some aspect of his work or a separate interest. We have gotten into a bad cycle of nagging him to set up a schedule and stick to it. We offer to help, be it give him a timer or make popcorn while he studies but he gets very angry with us and says he doesn't have a problem. He still gets A's and B's. But it is killing me to watch him at the end of the day, day after day, angry at himself for not doing what he needed to do and always feeling pressured. If he would just do the homework it would not loom over his every waking hour. I feel helpless because he is so opposed to anything we say. Sometimes I think we should step out of the picture and just let him be. It seems our whole relationship has started to revolve around this. I don't have the tools to help at this point. Any suggestions. thanks. Riv |
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17 Apr 2008 @ 2:27 PM
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Having similar troubles
I, too, feel like my relationship with my 14-year-old son has devolved to a "did you get (fill in the blank) done yet" or "have you started (fill in the blank) yet." He is recently diagnosed ADD and I'm still trying to figure out how to help him manage it, as well as go through the long, drawn-out process of getting a 504 plan set up at school. Some days it's all a little overwhelming. Especially when I think how, in his mind, everyday is probably a little overwhelming. |
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17 Apr 2008 @ 2:53 PM
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A Few Helpful Links
Estimating and managing time is a huge challenge for so many children and teens with ADHD -- not to mention their parents. ADDitude has a few good articles about homework and time management that you might find useful... Organization Tips for Students with ADHD or Learning Disabilities: http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/760.html The Best Daily Planners for Children with ADHD: http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/2010.html ADHD Teens: Room to Bloom: http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/720.html ADHD & Teens: Steps to Independence: http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/3001.html IEPs for ADHD Teens: http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/2533.html Give Compliments to Your Teen: http://www.additudemag.com/adhd-web/article/2083.html Hope this helps! |
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23 Apr 2008 @ 5:32 PM
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teen time managmnt
Time management is a big issue in our family, which includes ADD and dyslexic teens. Provide support and encourgement, use organization coaches, school resources, time mgmnt classes, checklists, wall calendars, PDAs, alarm watches, whatever helps BUT: don't sacrifice your relationship with your child if they can't/won't conform to your system. Don't let your child beat himself up. If APs or Honors are too stressful, it's OK to cut back. It's also OK to defer college, work or travel until they know what they really want or can handle it. Therapy, interests, sports and church can help w/anxiety and depression around school stress. Most important for LD kids is to discover their PASSION, this is the key to their success and self esteem. It will happen - good luck to you and all of us. As hard as it is, these challenges are an opportunity for deep self discovery that make us and our kids stronger in the end. |
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