Successful Motivational, Organizational, and Mental Health Strategies for Students of All Ages

Raising a child to be skillful, productive, and happy all at the same time is very challenging. It can also be frustrating if the child would rather do anything but homework! Sometimes, we just need to hear the right advice and ideas in order to help our children succeed.  

Are you looking for expert guidance on how to get your student motivated, organized, and mentally healthy? Take a look at these great online resources.

Motivation

Your child is motivated, but at times they seem only motivated to resist doing something! The key is to learn how to turn their negative motivation into a positive one. The video and articles below will help you do just that.  

• Why is My Child Unmotivated?

• Motivating the Unmotivated Child

• Stop Procrastination

• Stop the Homework Struggle

• Motivating Kids when Rules & Consequences Don’t Work

• Six Strategies to Get Kids Focused, Engaged & Motivated (video)

​​Organization

Organization is about keeping track of things, thoughts, managing time, setting goals, planning, and knowing how to get things done in the right order. Kids are not born with organization skills—they have to be taught and developed over time. So how does one teach organization skills? The articles and video below provide some very useful ideas and guidance.

• Why Kids Struggle with Organization

• 10 Idea to Get Your Kids Organized

• Printable Goals-and-Steps Calendar (scroll down to see instructions)

• Visual Cues for Organization

• Homework, Organization & Time Management Strategies for ADHD Students (video)

Mental Health

A child’s capacity to regulate their emotions affects their social skills, academic performance, and long-term mental health. Knowing how to cope with stress and problems is crucial for dealing with conflicts, relationship problems, and peer pressure too! The articles below provide solid advice on how to teach your kids about these important aspects of good mental health.

• Developing Self Regulation

• Stress Coping Skills for Kids

• Coping with COVID 19 (by age group)

• Five Strategies to Help Children Manage Emotions (video)

• Managing Anxiety in the Time of COVID (video)

• WCPSS Wellness Resources Site

Each stage of a child’s life brings new challenges. As caretakers, it’s important that we ensure they are developing good motivational, organizational, and mental health habits as they grow. That’s why we’re sharing strategies that we’ve used ourselves. We are confident that you find them helpful and meaningful.

Have you had success with resources you’d like to share? Tell us about them!

Apex Public School Foundation is not affiliated with any of the organizations or service providers listed. Information provided in this blog and at these resources is not a substitute for a conversation with your child’s medical provider.