131: Encore: How Do I Help My Disorganized High School Kid?

Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Parenting

Dr. Lisa Damour/Good Trouble Productions

Kids & Family, Mental Health, Parenting, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 720 Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2023

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Getting kids ready for the new school year can be a hard transition from summer. In this encore episode we look at helping teens manage their responsibilities during and after high school. Staying organized isn’t just about getting into college - it’s also about having the ability to operate independently. A parent writes in worried about a charming, but disorganized, son. Dr. Lisa explains what executive functioning skills are - and how to help kids build them. Dr. Lisa and Reena address what drives procrastination in kids, how adults can provide executive functioning "training wheels," and how to get kids to do things like homework without having to nag constantly. The conversation also considers when parents should offer lots of support, and when kids should be allowed to feel the consequences of being disorganized. AVAILABLE NOW: The Emotional Lives of Teenagers by Dr. Lisa Damour. Available at www.DrLisaDamour.com and everywhere books are sold. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn @AskLisaPodcast, @LDamour, @ReenaNinan Checkout Dr. Lisa’s website for more resources: https://www.drlisadamour.com/ Ask Lisa is produced by: Www.GoodTroubleProductions.com

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Rina Ninean and this is Ask Lisa, the Psychology of Parenting Podcast.
0:10.9	It's a podcast to help parents better understand their kids. Dr. Lisa DeMore, a psychologist with three
0:17.2	decades of experience, and the author of three New York Times best-selling parenting books
0:22.3	takes your questions.
0:23.7	Both of us are moms ourselves,
0:25.6	and we're eager to hear from you.
0:27.1	So send us your questions to Ask Lisa at Dr.LisaDemore.com
0:31.5	and join our community by following us
0:33.5	on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter
0:36.8	at Ask Lisa Podcast.
0:39.9	Oncore episode 131, how do I help my disorganized high school kid?
0:47.6	Getting kids ready for the new school year can be a hard transition from summer.
0:52.0	In this encore episode, we look at helping teens manage their responsibilities
0:56.1	during and after high school. Staying organized isn't just about getting into college. It's also
1:01.5	about having the ability to operate independently. A parent writes in worried about a charming but
1:07.5	disorganized son. Dr. Lisa explains what executive functioning skills are and how to
1:13.1	help kids build them. We both address what drives procrastination in kids and how adults can provide
1:19.3	executive functioning training wheels, if you will, and how to get kids to do things like homework
1:23.7	without having to constantly nag them about it. The conversation also considers when
1:28.5	parents should offer lots of support and when kids should be allowed to feel the consequences
1:33.8	of being disorganized. You know, we now have these videos, our episodes up on YouTube,
1:41.4	and I'm really grateful that on the YouTube show you don't see my desk
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