Keeping teens stimulated and learning during the summer time is a challenging task for many parents. Providing learning opportunities for teens during the summer not only helps them prevent summer learning loss but also can give them an advantage when starting back to school in the fall.
Here are some ideas that can help keep your teen stay engaged and learning all summer long:
* Post High School Programs: Enroll your teen into a summer learning program that focuses on teens and post high school opportunities such as college/university programs, vocational and trade programs.
* Goal Setting: Encourage your teen to set his or her goals for college, career and work. Create a vision board of what their goals are for life after high school.
* College Selection Process: Begin the college selection process with your child. Have them do research on colleges and universities. Help them find information on about 10 colleges that they may want to attend.
* Give Back to the Community: Help your teen do a service project or volunteer in their community. Volunteering teaches them valuable life and job skill training such as collaboration, communication and planning.
* Active Lifestyle: Promote a healthy active lifestyle this summer by encouraging your teen to join a sports camp or to simply exercise. Staying active in the summer is key to an overall healthy lifestyle and being overall healthy has been linked to improved academic performance.
Remember to make sure to listen to your teen when developing a summer plan. Their opinions are very important. Work together to create a stimulating, engaging and exciting summer plan.
How will your teen stay engaged and learning throughout the summer?