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YOUR PROCRASTINATING TEEN:
9 TIME MANAGEMENT
TIPS FOR TACKLING
SCHOOLWORK BY ANN DOLIN
M ost school nights play out as
if they were cribbed right out
of a family sitcom script.

Mom: “Hi son, did you get y our math
homework done after you got home
from school like you said you would?”
Son: *Looking up from his Xbox
controller* “Oh, it’s not that much, so
it’ll only take me like 10 minutes later.”
18 September 2018
washingtonFAMILY.com Then, when “later” rolls around …
Mom: “Are you done yet? It’s gett ing
close to bedtime!”
thing is exceedingly clear: Instilling a
strong sense of time management for
teens is a huge challenge as a parent.

Son: “I will, I will … Just fi ve more
minutes, I promise!”
When it comes to time management
and planning ahead, there are two
types of kids:
We all know where that conversation
goes from here. And although it may
be infuriating and all too common, one
Type 1: Kids with a loud internal clock.

They have a fabulous sense of time, and
can self-monitor how long things are