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Actually it is very important to really perform well at school. When you are still teenager you may not understand the importance of performing well and getting grades. You may think that all the talks about the importance of good grades and performance is very superficial and stupid. However, later on in your life you will see that it was really necessary for you to perform well. If adults say that performing well, studying and getting knowledge is good, then they certainly know what they say. So actually this is the reason why many parents are really worried about poor performance of their children and they do not know how to solve this problem. In fact for many families this is a huge problem.
So now let’s see and understand how this problem can be solved what you can do in order to deal with this.
- Most of the teenager under perform at school not because they cannot study or they do not have the mental ability to study but because they are lazy and do not fancy studying. This is a matter of laziness which the teen has to overcome. For this you most probably have to deal by having a serious conversation with your teen. Be really strict in case of studying and grades, sometimes that it the only way that works with the teenagers.
- Another tip is definitely motivation your teenager to perform better and to do better. For motivation you can just promise something in return of excellence of all the subjects. Choose something very desired by your child and this is the way how he or she will truly be motivated.
- Sometimes the teenagers do not know how to manage and balance their time. So just make a schedule for him or her. The schedule will help to be more organized and to manage the time in the right way so as the teen will have personal time and time for studies as well.
- Another tip for you should be boosting the confidence of your teenager. This can be done in the following way. When you see that your child is performing better and better you should praise. Appraisement does help the child and the teen wants to prove that he or she can do even more and even better. No matter what do not give it up and be serious about the studies.
- Have a conversation with the teen about what he or she likes more and what fields the child is interested in. When you know what fields the child is interested in, you should make the child study more about that subjects. Show that you respect the choice of the teen and that you really take into consideration his or her personal likings.
- Have also a conversation about why should he or she study well, have good grades and perform well. Tell that it will bring smartness, being wise and overall it is necessary to have a good job and to have a better life in future.
- Tell the teen that you as a parent are always going to check the grades and to talk to the teachers. This will also help you to have some kind of pressure on the teen and to make him or her study well and to perform well.
These were all the tips that you will need in order to deal with the poor performance of your teenager at school or anywhere. Actually the poor performance is something that makes the parents very sad. Parents really believe in their teenagers and they want them do their best and make them proud. Of course poor performance makes the parents down and they get disappointed. However, when the teenager realizes that it is about the parents’ pride and happiness, then he or she really tries the best. So follow the tips that we gave you above and let the child know that it is extremely important for you to see the teen doing well at school and having good grades.
Take care of you teenager and make her study whatever he or she likes, make her study but take into consideration his or her personal tastes.
