September 2008 Blog Posts
Teenagers - particularly those in Western societies - often face the following problems:
· Low self-esteem
· Lack of confidence
· Depression
· Burnout
· Insomnia
· Hyperactivity
· Apathy
· Feeling misunderstood
· Stress
· Underperformance in sports
· Academic underperformance
· Relationship issues
· Insubordinate behaviour.
Many of those can be solved almost overnight by analysing the teenager’s Learning Style and ensuring important communication takes place on their terms using their preferred Communication Style.
[Do you know your child’s communication style? It’s part of their Learning Style, available through the Learning Style Analysis (LSA) tool.]
Another great tool to solve feelings of low self-belief is the book “I Love Myself” by Angela Smith. It can...
· What are the warning signs that your teenager needs help?
· Is your teenager in trouble?
· Are you overreacting?
Teenage years are tricky. They are filled with hormone swings and misunderstandings, with fear and with awe, with too much responsibility and too little freedom. (Or is that “too much freedom and too little responsibility”?)
What teenagers desperately need is:
· acceptance
· a sense of belonging
· communication channels
· being understood
· independence within the framework of loving guidance and support.
When talking to a teenager, make sure you use their individual communication style.
· If they are word-oriented, write them a message and if they...
Home education, home schooling, home-based learning - whatever you choose to call it, the definition is the same: a parent opting to teach his or her children at home instead of sending them to school. Such a situation is an ideal opportunity to showcase the full benefits of applying learning systems and of respecting children’s learning diversity, because home schooling provides a naturally nurturing environment.
(To find out more about learning styles, please click here.)
The reasons for home schooling may include:
· Parents wanting to be actively involved in educating their children;
· Parents believing the school system not suitable for their particular...
Learning Styles are often a solution in themselves:
You do the LSA (Learning Style Analysis) assessment.
You discover that your child needs a silent environment, a brightly lit room and lots of hands-on projects in order to understand new things.
You provide those learning conditions to your child.
Your child thrives and their learning achievement surpasses all expectations.
(To find out more about learning styles, please click here.)
Learning Style elements that may influence your child’s academic success at school may include the following:
· a need for...