Help Your Teenager Succeed at School

The author of two of our Classmates books and a successful father, Michael Papworth has taught in schools for twenty years. He runs his own web publishing business (www.braintrainer.co.uk).

• 1. The education system; 2. Choosing a secondary school; 3. Positive parenting; 4. Supporting school learning; 5. Supporting home learning; 6. Nurturing the complete child; 7. When things go wrong 1. The education system; 2. Choosing a secondary school; What to look for; Different types of schools; 3. Positive parenting; Attitudes; Values; Principles; Responsibilities; Discipline; 4. Supporting school learning; Goal setting; Homework (time / place / system); Support systems; Reading; Home-school liaison; Internet; 5. Supporting home learning; TV (strictly limited / chosen with care); Chores (regularly / done willingly); Study skills; Learning days; Outings / holidays; Internet; 6. Nurturing the complete child; Entering adolescence (physical development vs emotional development); Social (family / friends / activities / solo / team); Intellectual; Physical (exercise / rest / nourishment); Spiritual (self / other-than-self); Emotional (i'm ok / you're ok); 7. When things go wrong; Children's rights; Parent's rights; exclusions / appeals