Q&A: Subject Selection, Command Words and Perfectionism.

09/05/22 • 24 min

Parents of Hardworking Teens

Real-life stories, examples and an alternative take on some common advice, as I answer your questions about:

Subject selection / options subjects and my take on what to base decisions on.
Command words across different subjects - are they the same?
Perfectionist teens and how to deal with this in their study so they’re more efficient without sacrificing grades.

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Episode 12: Does Your Teen need a Tutor?
- 10WGT: The 10 Week Grade Transformation Program
Next Level Coaching: Only open to students who've completed the 10WGT.
- Free Parent Guide: 3 Huge Mistakes (Even Smart!) Students Make in Exams and Assignments - and how to fix them immediately so your teen confidently achieves their best ever grades.

Real-life stories, examples and an alternative take on some common advice, as I answer your questions about:

Subject selection / options subjects and my take on what to base decisions on.
Command words across different subjects - are they the same?
Perfectionist teens and how to deal with this in their study so they’re more efficient without sacrificing grades.

FEATURED ON THE SHOW

Episode 12: Does Your Teen need a Tutor?
- 10WGT: The 10 Week Grade Transformation Program
Next Level Coaching: Only open to students who've completed the 10WGT.
- Free Parent Guide: 3 Huge Mistakes (Even Smart!) Students Make in Exams and Assignments - and how to fix them immediately so your teen confidently achieves their best ever grades.

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- Online references:https://www.psychologistworld.com/emotion/emotion-memory-psychology
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Parents of Hardworking Teens - Q&A: Subject Selection, Command Words and Perfectionism.

Transcript

You’re listening to the Parents of Hardworking Teen Podcast, episode 15 - and today I’m answering your questions about subject selection, command words in different subjects and perfectionism.

Hi VIP’s. How are you? I am great and I’m super excited to get into our first Q&A episode here on the podcast.

If you haven’t heard, I’m going to dedicate 3 episodes over the next 3 months to answering your questions - anything you want to ask me about anything study related.