With all the media attention regarding the college admissions scandal, it’s a great opportunity to give your teen the BEST SUCCESS BOOST possible!!
While positive reinforcement of any kind is good, especially the more specific the better, remind yourself of what REALLY leads to life’s success: not the grades, not the college, not the fraternity or sorority. Results seen many, many times over show us that (o) self-discipline, (o) focus, and (o) rebounding from defeat are the heart of any truly successful person. [yes, I lumped time mgmt and prioritization in with self-discipline.]
But here’s the key: compliment and reinforce the ‘Success Behaviors’ you see more than the end-result:
- “Joey, I really admire how disciplined and focused you were in prepping for that science test.” –
or
“Susie, I thought you did a great job in all that practice and prep on shot-blocking – before your soccer championship game!”
And along the way, you'll probably strengthen your communication with your teen!! ❤️👍
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