executive functioning weaknesses. It is about demonstrating, teaching, and slowly abdicating control.The aim is to reach goals that may overwhelm your teen at first, and to do so in a measured, meaningful way.
If the bar is too high or the timeline too fast, your teen may fail — and lost the motivation to try again. Building in small successes along the road to independence, however, will trigger his reward system and give him a blast of dopamine and positivity that will help him to keep pushing forward.
Here is how to set up that system:Make time for a calm, planned conversation about the school year at a neutral time, like after a meal or on a weekend.
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