Transitions and Adolescents
Academic skills are a huge part of coming to school and continuing on to various other forms of education after high school. Though important, without problem solving skills in life adolescents are often times not able to properly prepare for their academic crusade. Having proper emotional problem solving skills is vital to being able to manage stress and overcome challenge. As students go through their high school career it is important to build and practice these types of skills by encouraging your students to be more independent, practice emotional regulation and allow them the problem solve. Studies have shown a rise in mental health need at the college level, which is directly linked to students not being emotionally prepared for this transition. This is a great article with some very useful tips that can assist as you prepare your student for academic and emotional success both in high school and beyond (Child Mind Institute, linked below).
