Life Skills for Youth

Life Skills for Youth Photos of the world as a vast ocean, in its incredible beauty and frightening in its power. You are the captain (or co-captain) a ship belonging to the family through the waters. The crew has been with her for over a decade. In a short period of time, some members of the crew left the ship to ship to ship pilot in this metaphor is own.The your house, your family, crew members. The co-captains are the parents, responsible for preparing young people for their independence. What do these features are teenagers need to navigate on water security in the world? They will need skills that are encapsulated by the acronym "Storm". Self-care   Time management   Organization and Cleaning   Reports   Money and Finance   Stress managementFollowing is a brief description of each of these skills: Self-careBy late adolescence children should be able to assume full responsibility for themselves. The most effective way to prepare for this level of autonomy of operation is to gradually reduce your involvement in their daily lives and enable them to take the helm.It it is difficult to let go. However, if you try to keep control, deciding everything for them, you stifle their growth, jeopardizing their self-esteem and the risk of alienating them. Your role in this phase is to control your kids to ensure they? Staying the course? ie, stay healthy guidelines.Time ManagementThis overlapping jurisdictions with the previous one, because, using the time to meet their needs is essential for self-care. Managing time is evident, for example, when the couple is able to wake up in time to meet the school bus to arrive early appointments, and finish school deadlines.A projects prior to their lack of time management can be caused by a number of factors beyond the simple? laziness. It can cause physical, psychological or neurological. Therefore, if you see that your boy is always late or seems motivated to get things done on time, may be a sign that the child needs assistance. Consider all possibilities and try guidance.Organization and CleanlinessYou? They have already laid the groundwork for an organizational capacity for a coherent and reliable parenting. In addition, you? I probably spent many hours teaching your children to take their clothes and toys away.Now them, it's time to close the door of their room, if your teenagers are too chaotic for its own standard. In this way you can keep the rest of the house and organized your relationship with your teen intact.RelationshipsTeenagers, and peer relations, still in their parents for guidance. Parents and other adults serve as role models for them. Can take to validate your kids? feelings by communicating with them in the end, respect manner.Your the ability to listen to a teenager? s views, even when they are at odds with his own, or appears to be insignificant, it will strengthen the relationship with each other.Furthermore, adolescents are observers of what happens at home. Therefore, how to manage conflicts and differences with other family members to watch your children what they can expect when you try to speak. When controlling your emotions, you will create a secure environment in which adolescents can express themselves.Money and FinanceTeaching as adolescents how to manage the money they need to spend their money. They can get money from birthday gifts and holidays, the week or the payment of compensation for the completion of tasks. The goal is for them to realize that the use of its limited resources, rather than spending money from an unlimited number source.Another how to prepare your future for young people through budgeting "is the story. When your financial difficulties as a young adult, a real first-person account of what it is? S how to live through lean times. Attention, however, not to teach your kids. They lea best by listening to stories and draw their own conclusions.Stress ManagementStress management is one for all uses of the skills that are useful in all areas of life.One might think that young people who lead a life without stress. But adolescence is a period of major change, both inteally and exteally. As a result of these changes, our children are waiting longer for themselves, and we expect more from them. Exceeding expectations in tu lead to higher levels of management stress.Stress involves two basic steps: 1) awareness of the signs of overload, for example, changes in eating habits or sleeping, to avoid and withdraw from friends and family, or sadness or unexplained depression.2) The possibility of reducing stress levels through healthy coping mechanisms, such as exercise, relaxation techniques and support relationships.Many adolescents cope with stress in their lives, especially if they are close friends who can serve as confidants. However, those friends may not be sufficient if the pressure rises above a threshold that can handle.A nautical SummaryYour young people is now ready to practice important life skills. Stand back and watch as you try to steer the ship in the waters varies. When there is a storm coming, do the best you can, stand your child? S bend, reinforcing the lessons already leaed. Continue to manage the rest of the crew and models of behavior that you want to see. It takes time to go through basic training. When? It is finished, they will have the ability to lead through STORMS.Books of InterestFamily for Life by Kathy Peel (New York: McGraw-Hill, 2003)   Fighting the Invisible Tigers: A Guide to Stress Management Teens by Earl Hipp (Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing, 1995) Dr. Spiegel is a psychologist with a doctorate in psychology at Columbia University. He worked for many years as a technician and therapist in Monsey, NY. In addition, she founded to provide a professional MyFamilyCoach on the phone for women who want advice but do not need therapy. It focuses on questions of parents, relations and communication between individuals and married women, transitions and success in life. Visit his website or e-mail to drmona@myfamilycoach.com.