Tell me if this sounds familiar.

Your teen wants to do better in school, and works really hard to do well, only to be left with poor grades that don’t reflect their work input.

So your child asks the teacher what they can do to help improve their grades.

And the teacher answers: “Apply yourself”.

That sounds great. But when your teen goes to take action on this advice, they have NO idea what to do!

What does that even mean?

If you are like many parents, you are constantly trying to figure out how you can help your teen, preteen, or child learn better so that they can do better in school.

Well this is the EXACT topic we discussed in The Working Mom Mindset Podcast.

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The episode is called: Teaching Our Kids HOW to Learn; Why labels aren’t accurate and Everyone is Intelligent!

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If you are like most parents, when your teen’s grades starts to slip, or they are struggling to pull their grades back up, you may look into getting a tutor.

And if you have already looked into getting a tutor for your teen, then you know that getting a tutor can be a little pricey!

But, here’s the deal, not every teen needs a tutor!

Despite what your child’s teacher may tell you, your teen may not need to have a private tutor.

So how do you know if your teen really does need a tutor?

Here is how to tell if YOUR teen needs a tutor.

Let me guess. Some one told you that you should probably “get a tutor” for your teen?

I hear this advice given to parents ALL. The. Time.

When you ask your child’s teacher what more you can do to help your teen, they tell you that you should just get a tutor.

But, if you’ve looked into getting a tutor, you know that it’s not that easy!

First, isn’t it the teachers job to teach my kid? Why should I have to spend extra to get a tutor to do your job??

Second, tutoring can be Crazy expensive! Ain’t nobody got time (or money) for that!

So what can you do to find a better alternative to tutoring?

Does your teen or preteen currently have a student advocate in school?

What about you? Do you currently have a parent advocate that is working with you to help you with your teen?

If not, a student advocate may be just what you need!

As a high school tutor, I have seen many parents of teens and preteens struggle with deciding which is the best way to help their teen in school.

Plenty of parents feel tired, worn out, and exhausted with the constant battle between supporting their teen in school, and meeting resistance from their teen.

You try so hard!

• You try helping your teen with homework

• You try to encourage them to study more

• You try to help them understand how important their grades are.

• You try to help them focus on the benefits of learning

You try everything you can to help, only to be met with an eye roll, ignored, or another battle over homework.

No matter how hard you try, you just don’t feel like you are making any progress, or seeing the fruits of your labor.

Let me ask you, do you have good support around you?

Do you have any support system around you?

If you are a parent of a teen then you NEED a good support system and a good parent support group!

Parenting is HARD! Teens can be SO rough on parents!

We pour and pour our love, support, and encouragement into them, only to be left feeling completely dry ourselves!

So I’d love to know! Do you have a support group?

I have seen it many times!

Parents ask their teens teens how they are doing in school, if they have completed homework, or if they studied for their next test.

But every time you ask, you are met with resistance.

You only want to make sure that they are staying on top of their assignments, but they are resistant to your help.

The questions lead to resistance, which leads to frustration, which leads to fights. For some parents, the fighting becomes a nightly struggle as it becomes the battle of wills.

So many parents come to me and tell me “I’m just SO tired of the fighting!”