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Raising a smart teenager through homeschooling

As children reach their teenage the enrichment of their brain mostly depends on them.  You can only advice and guide them, but in the end they are responsible for how they form their own character.
Teenage years are crucial years for brain development and are subject to a range of genetic and environmental factors. Children are more susceptible to risky behaviors with some of the negative behaviors having lifelong consequences. For instance, adolescent drinkers develop deep genetic changes related to the stress hormones. They are unable to get used to stressors and have a more exaggerated response to stress.
  1. The secret of parenting teens effectively is to always be there for your child, listen with curiosity instead of talking at them, or lecturing them. Also, show them you have faith in their decisions. Available parents will be seen by a teen as advisors instead to opposition and adversaries.
  2. It is also believed that fathers are in a position to instill hope and persistence in their children, especially in pre-teens and teens. Fathers who provide feelings of granting autonomy, love, and emphasizing accountability are more likely to have children that develop the art of perseverance, which helps them do better in homeschool. While this does not mean mothers can’t instill these values, fathers take this role more often due to societal expectations and acceptance. Fathers who rare their children in an authoritarian style have less persistent children.
  3. Never allow your teenagers to spend too much time on new technology and computers that shape their brain to have shorter attention span, difficulty concentrating in the class, and having a hard time sitting still for too long to plan ahead or complete homework.
  4. Advice the teen to work hard to stay ahead in the future. The harder the child works the better grades he or she will get.
  5. Do not worry about little bickering or fighting with the teenager. Small conflicts during the adolescence years is very normal and is way for the parent and child to adjust with one another.
  6. Peer pressure may not be such a bad thing for teens. It can push them to perform well in sports, be hygienic, and the like. Children who feel pressured in their early teenage are likely to have better quality relationships with their parents and partners. They learn to be in concurrence to delicate changes in the moods of other people. This sensitivity makes them more socially skillful and emphatic when they become older. However, it is also important to teach the child to be selective about the friends they make.
The teenage years are tough on children as they go through several hormonal changes, with just a little help you can help raise smarter children.
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