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All you need to know about Executive Functioning Coaching

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Executive function is a set of mental skills that include working memory, self-control, and flexible thinking. These skills are used every day to learn, work, and manage daily life. The trouble with executive function can make it hard to focus, handle emotions, and follow directions. How much an executive functioning coaching helps a teenager? Let’s enunciate a scenario. An average child faces the challenges of ever-increasing school hours. They are expected to develop social skills and meet life demands. They are even expected to take part and excel in both academics and extra-curricular activities. This can lead to anxiety in teenagers, and they cannot manage their emotions and cannot pay attention for long periods. But that does not mean they are not intelligent. They are super-smart but have not learned the tools and strategies for succeeding. Executive functioning can help them become more effective. Signs of executive functioning issues The trouble with executive f

Signs Your Child Needs Help of a Counselor

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  The same is not the scenario with every teen while growing up. Some kids pass through adolescence swiftly, with little to no turmoil. For others, puberty detonates like a time bomb; once it goes off, everything transforms, for the worse. If you are a parent of a teenager, agonizing over your kids’ behaviour must not be unfamiliar for you. If you have been observing a weird change in their mannerisms lately, maybe it is time to take him to a counselor. And if you have a hunch of something being wrong but are not able to decipher the signs, we are there for you. Here is a list of symptoms that will confirm the significance of help for troubled teens . Check them out.  Difficulty with relationships This is one of the most prominent signs of having a troubled teen. Hitting a sibling or calling someone a name once in a blue moon is nothing to fret about. However, when kids’ angry outbursts prevent them from maintaining friendships or other relationships, you must address the issue pronto

How to Choose a Potential Counselor for Your Troubled Teen

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 Have you been witnessing some signs or symptoms of stress or anxiety in your teenager? Are they facing difficulty in coping up with school and other things? Do they not get out of their room all day, causing you to worry about them? If you are nodding to most of the questions mentioned above, there might be chances of going through something grave and inexplicable. And no matter how much you are longing for them to tell you everything, they might not. It can be challenging for them to open up to you. That is when professional teenage counseling services come into play. Finding the right therapist for your troubled teen can come with some serious risks: stigma among his peers, labels that stick to your child, culturally insensitive recommendations, referral for medication, or in-patient treatment when more straightforward, less intrusive solutions are possible. Here are a few things you need to consider while choosing a counselor for your kid. ·          Ask necessary questions