181: 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

🗓️ 20 August 2024

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

“Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Parenting” is the essential podcast for parents seeking expert guidance, tested strategies, and psychological insights on raising kids, especially tweens and teens. Join renowned clinical psychologist Dr. Lisa Damour and former journalist and mom of two Reena Ninan as they explore real-life parenting challenges. Looking to learn more about how to boost kids’ resilience, build their confidence, or support their emotional well-being? Dr. Lisa and Reena have got you covered! Together they address listener questions about stress, anxiety, social media concerns, school pressures, and challenges in peer relationships. Each episode provides practical advice and science-backed solutions to help parents raise resilient, confident, and emotionally healthy kids. Tune in every week for the latest topics in parenting, child psychology, and family wellness. Get answers to your most pressing parenting questions. New episodes drop every Tuesday. Preparing for life after high school is about more than just 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. Get 15% off LolaVie with the code ASKLISA at https://www.lolavie.com/ASKLISA #lolaviepod Follow and subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can see all our latest video episodes: https://youtube.com/@asklisapodcast And follow us on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn @AskLisaPodcast, @Lisa.Damour, @ReenaNinan. Checkout Dr. Lisa’s website for more resources: https://www.drlisadamour.com/ Ask Lisa is produced by: https://www.goodtroubleproductions.com Show Keywords: ask lisa podcast, dr lisa damour, reena ninan, psychology, parenting, podcast, teens, tweens, parenting teens, parenting tweens, teen parenting, tween parenting, parenting tips, parenting advice, positive parenting, parenting podcast, teen behavior, tween challenges, raising tweens, raising teens, parenting hacks, parenting help, family dynamics, kids podcast, mental health, teen mental health, attachment styles, emotional intelligence

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0:00.0	This is Ask Lisa, a podcast to help people understand the psychology of parenting.
0:10.0	Psychologist Dr. Lisa DeMore, author of two New York Times best-selling parenting books, takes your questions.
0:17.0	And I'm co-host, Rina Ninan, a journalist and mom of two.
0:24.1	Some of what we talk about comes from raising children ourselves.
0:28.2	Most of the time, I'll be getting answers to your parenting questions.
0:33.1	So send your questions to Ask Lisa at Dr.Lisademore.com.
0:42.7	Episode 181, how do I help my disorganized high school kid? It's an important skill set for preparing for life after high school.
0:47.3	Developing executive functioning skills.
0:49.1	A parent writes in concerned about their charming but disorganized son.
0:53.6	We explain exactly what executive functioning
0:55.5	skills are and how to help kids build them. What drives procrastination in kids? And can we
1:00.4	provide executive functioning training wheels? And what are the best strategies for getting kids
1:05.0	to do homework without constantly nagging? We'll also discuss when to offer support and when to let kids face the consequences
1:12.1	of being disorganized. So join us now for Encore episode 181. How do I help my disorganized
1:18.5	high school kid? You know, we now have these videos, our episodes up on YouTube, and I'm
1:26.5	really grateful that on the YouTube show, you don't see my desk.
1:31.1	Because if we were to go down to, you know, pan the camera down to your desk versus my desk,
1:37.3	it is a hot mess. I did not learn executive functioning skills, Lisa. Is it too late for an adult?
1:44.5	It's not too late. And, Rina, you do have executive functioning skills, Lisa. Is it too late for an adult? It's not too late.
1:45.6	And, Rina, you do have executive functioning skills, but people have a lot of confusion
1:51.6	about what those mean because you get stuff done, you know, like you are on top of things.
1:55.9	You are.
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