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Stress-free School Mornings for Teens

Whether it’s forgotten homework, missing PE kit, friendship issues, or simply being tired and grumpy (us or them); school mornings can feel like a stressful part of the day for both parents and teens. There are little things we can do to help teens approach the school day positively and nudge them to be organised and motivated for the day ahead. Here are some of our top tips that can help school mornings work better for the whole family.

July 13, 2023

Practising Being Organised: Teacher Guidance and Presentation

This teacher guidance accompanies the video resource “Practising Being Organised” and takes you through how to implement this video in class, step by step. It has been created with 11-12 year olds in mind. It encourages young people to consider what it feels like when we are disorganised and how putting a little effort into organisation can make our everyday lives less stressful. It goes on to provide lots of easily actionable tips for getting practised at being organised.

November 25, 2022

Practising Being Organised

This presentation has been created with 11-12 year olds in mind. It encourages young people to consider what it feels like when we are disorganised and how putting a little effort into organisation can make our everyday lives less stressful. It goes on to provide lots of easily actionable tips for getting practised at being organised. Great to use as the foundation of a lesson, this presentation has plenty of places where children are encourage to stop, talk to a friend, reflect and come up with ideas.

November 21, 2022

Getting Organised: My Weekly Planner

Once children start secondary school, it might become more challenging for them to keep track of the homework they have due in, prioritise their tasks effectively and remember all the things that they need for their school day. Our planner can help you child to build self-efficacy in these critical organisational skills. Print it out and encourage your child to use the traffic light system to organise their tasks in order of priority. Pin it to a noticeboard or on the fridge – somewhere they’ll see it everyday.

November 17, 2022

Family Domestic Planner (from “Mothers Work!” by Jessica Chivers)

Jessica Chivers, author of Mothers Work! and CEO of Talent Keepers, has provided us with this simple family planner, which parents can use to divide up domestic responsibilities during the working week.

October 12, 2022

Goal Planner for the New School Year

Goal setting can boost self-esteem and confidence. Encourage children and teens to use our planner over the summer to set some achievable targets for the school year ahead. It’s a good idea to prompt them to think broadly. They could consider skills they want to improve, activities they want to try, school work goals, having fun and acts of kindness.

August 3, 2022

2024 Goal Setting Planner

Goal setting can boost self-esteem and confidence. Encourage children and young people to use our new planner to set some achievable targets for the year ahead. It’s a good idea to prompt them to think broadly. They could consider skills they want to improve, activities they want to try, school work goals, having fun and acts of kindness.

January 5, 2022

School Holiday Planner

Without a little bit of planning, school holidays can whizz by. Encourage children to make the most of them by setting a few goals and noting down things that they’d like to do, experience or achieve. Have a family chat and use this template to work out what you’d all like to spend time doing over the break.

October 22, 2021

Top Tips for Organising Your Home: Expert Advice from Tracy Ross

Recently, we spoke to Tracy Ross of Blissfully Organised. As a professional home organiser, Tracy understands the effects of living in a cluttered environment and the positive benefits of being organised. We’ve gathered together 10 of her top tips.

September 14, 2021

Mindset Planner

Get your teen into the right mindset for learning with this printable A4 planner, which will nudge them towards a positive mental attitude and hopefully towards success!

July 9, 2020