The Secret to Being an A+ Student

How often do you find yourself thinking of ways to help your teenager get organized, keep their space clean, and have better time management? Cathy Chen and Meredith Herrera are here to offer five key strategies that all teens should use and how you can help them do it. Despite feeling seemingly obvious to adults it is important to emphasize why being organized matters, and Cathy and Meredith give some tips on how to help teens see and understand this. You will hear about all the important times of the day for teens and how to best maximize organization in these times. From using a google calendar, creating a good routine, the importance of consistency, making time real, and buying the real-deal alarm clock, this episode covers it all!

Key Points From This Episode:

• [0:01:13] An introduction to the topic; organization and time management.
• [0:02:10] Why organization matters.
• [0:02:31] Routines; what they are, why they matter, and the dos and don'ts.
• [0:03:15] Effective morning, after-school, evening, and bedtime routines.
• [0:05:30] Reflecting on a good morning routine.
• [0:06:29] How to manage your ‘I just got home from school’ time.
• [0:09:40] The importance of keeping track of time and using timers.
• [0:12:07] How to define an evening routine and how it links to consistency.
• [0:13:25] How to create an effective bedtime (wind down) routine.
• [0:16:12] A google calendar; why Cathy and Meredith swear by it.
• [0:19:50] Things that belong on a calendar.
• [0:21:25] How to time block and efficiently manage time.
• [0:23:16] The to-do list and how to tackle it.
• [0:28:34] Why you should do the hardest thing first.
• [0:30:13] How Cathy and Meredith manage the resistance from teens they coach.
• [0:31:20] The importance of the space a teen works in.
• [0:33:45] How to manage your own bias with how organization looks.
• [0:35:44] Why you need to limit your distractions.

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