'Just Do Your Best' - And Other Things They Don’t Wanna Hear

07/25/22 • 17 min

Ever said to your teen, in an effort to try to keep them calm or relieve the pressure when it comes to exams and assessment:
“Just do your best”
or
“The results don’t matter, it’s the effort you put in that’s important”?

If so, listen in because I'm sharing my experience of how this phrase can actually do more harm than good.
And I tell you exactly what I now say and do INSTEAD to reduce their stress and give them more experiences of success.

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Next Level Coaching: Open to 10WGT graduates only
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.

Previous Episode

Supporting Your Teen: Parent Vs. Coach

You want to support your teen as their parent,
but you also want to help them with their study.
BUT, very often...
they don't want to take your advice (because... teenagers)
or
you're not sure how best to help them (we never even got to see, let alone understand the rubric or success criteria in our day!)
or
you end up walking on eggshells, trying to balance helpful suggestions with constructive criticism, and maintain the delicate balance of parent-teen relations.

Today we’re going to talk about the similarities and differences between the roles of Parent and Coach for your teen in their study...
AND how your teen can have BOTH.

Listen in if:

Your teen has ever shunned your advice when you’ve tried to help with their study and maybe even given you the eye roll or tut in the process ;)
(yep, this was me as a teenager - and not just in my study - sorry mum!).
You’d like to be able to help more, maybe they want you to help them, but you’re not always sure about how best to do that.
You’re curious about the sort of coaching I do with students and how you can get your teen in on it.

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Next Level Coaching - Only available to graduates of 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.

Next Episode

Top 10 Mistakes Hardworking Students Make and How to Avoid Them [Part 1]

I'm sharing the top 10 mistakes I've observed throughout all my years of teaching, external exam marking, and coaching.
I'm going into detail on mistakes around:
- answering exam questions,
- organising study and revision,
- completing essays and assignments
and more.
I'll show you how to fix them if your teen is making them (or you've ever given them any mistaken advice!) and how to avoid them altogether if they haven't.
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