Ep 116: Time Management for More Focused Teens

<p><a href="https://talkingtoteens.com/podcast/time-management-for-teens/">Click for full show notes, exercises, and parenting scripts from this episode</a></p><p><br></p><p>When kids are tired from a long day of classes and basketball practice and it’s time to get cracking on some calculus, their gaze might drift from the textbook to their Instagram feed for an hour...or two hours...and then maybe they’ll watch a little Netflix, text their friends, make a TikTok...before they know it, it’s 10 p.m. and they haven’t even started!</p><p>Procrastination can get the better of all of us  occasionally, let’s be honest–but for students, it can often become a damaging habit that holds them back from getting the grades they hope for or finishing a college app on time. When it comes down to it, procrastination can often take hold of a teen’s time and simply not let go. </p><p>To help kids battle their inner procrastinator and become time management experts, we’re talking with Leslie Josel, author of <a href="https://amzn.to/3nfYwky"><em>How to Do it Now Because it's Not Going Away: An Expert Guide to Getting Stuff Done</em></a>. Leslie has been working with teens and college students for almost twenty years to help them untangle their lives from the sticky web of procrastination and create order from their own personal chaos.</p><p>In our interview, she’s giving you tons of tips to guide your teen towards living a more organized life. We’re chatting about how teens can tackle time management, what kids can learn about their habits by doing some self reflection, and how we can give students some control over their learning process to get them more excited about their education...</p><p><a href="https://talkingtoteens.com/podcast/time-management-for-teens/">Click for full show notes, exercises, and parenting scripts from this episode</a></p><p><br><em>This week’s sponsor is </em><a href="https://prepuproducts.com/"><em>Prep U Products</em></a><em>. Use code </em><a href="https://prepuproducts.com/"><em>TEENTALK</em>