Dear Parents,
Yesterday I wrote about the importance of taking some time off to nurture yourself. In our over scheduled society, I want to talk a little bit about the importance of making sure our teens are getting some down time.
During the school year, many of our children are juggling school workloads, sports, community service, and even part time jobs. This is a lot to handle for anyone. Add on top of this the physical growth that is taking place during the adolescent years. I hear about many students that are staying up late into the night to finish school assignments and study for tests. Students who have handled a schedule like this need some down time to rest and refresh. The summer is a great time for kids to get in their community service hours or to get a job and make some money, but be sure to encourage your kids to have to real down time as well.
Our week on the beach provided for some great down time for our teens. There was nothing to do except surf and sleep. Teens need a lot more sleep than adults do, and it was very healthy to have this time for them to just have fun, and be able to sleep it off, with no alarms, no deadlines, no pressures.
To Your Family,
Jane Cabrera
The Parent Success Coach
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