High School: How To Help Your Child Learn Intrapersonal Skills

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High School: How To Help Your Child Learn Intrapersonal Skills

Louis Pugliese (Lecturer in Educational Psychology, CSUN, Certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards) gives expert video advice on: How can I help my high school-age child learn intrapersonal skills?

How can I help my high school-age child learn intrapersonal skills?

The best thing we can do with young adults who are in high school is to model good behavior for them. Our own quiet time, our own time that we are sitting quietly, possibly reading a book, or just meditating; thinking about a problem. Also, we can model our own desires and choices, and show our kids the way that we take care of ourselves, the way that we replenish ourselves, and take rests from our work or stress. I think these things need to be modeled for children, because we really can't make them do that, but if they see us doing that they may follow suite.