This approach will allow her
This approach will allow her to be proactive instead of reactive. Also, by discussing issues with the appropriate people, she will feel more in control and will discover her alternatives and how to better solve her problems as they arise.
However if there are no alternatives, then encourage your teen to accept that she is doing her best because she is working to her potential. Reinforce that it is more important that she understand and apply what she has learned, than to try fruitlessly to improve a grade.
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The best way to coach your teenager with her schoolwork is to understand:
? What are her strengths and areas for improvement
? That her progress needs to be monitored; and she needs to be involved in making decisions about how she can improve her performance, and achieve her goals.
? It is important to learn to discuss a potential problem, and determine solutions as opposed to getting stressed out after the fact.
? That your teenager needs to understand, and accept that working to her potential; and understanding what she learns is more important than just trying to get a better grade.
It is vital that your teenager realizes that you don?t judge her by grades alone, and that you value her motivation to improve.
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