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5 Ways For Teenage Students To Avoid The Holiday Lull

Holiday Tips & Suggestions for Students!

With Thanksgiving over and the rest of the holiday season upon us, it can be very tempting to get "wrapped" up in the frenetic pace of the season and forget about our regularly scheduled lives. This is true for both parents & students alike! Below I've devised some helpful tips that can help sleepy students re-energize before Christmas break!

1. Pace yourself! You have another good three weeks before you can kick up your feet, sleep late & watch bad T.V. This is not the time to relax. . . yet! Keep up a sustainable pace to get you through the next few weeks. Especially you sophomores & juniors. Colleges focus on these two years. So keep up the good work. Get enough sleep, take one day off a weekend to rest and do NO work so you are re-energized for the week!

2. Eat healthy! Junk foods can lead to lethargic states. Trust me! Try to hold back from all the tasty holiday treats until break. While you're finishing out the next few weeks you want to be at your best! Junk food also can leave your immune system susceptible to cold & flu!

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3. Act! Any last minute projects you need to get in? Extra credit? Test re-takes? Extra help?

4. Communicate upwardly. I always stress to students the importance of upward communication. When I taught at college, I was consistently more forgiving with students who made an effort to talk to me about their struggles, either with the material or personally, that was hindering their ability in the classroom.  I found the same was true across the board with other faculty as well. Teachers love to see effort. So the old adage rings true; 'A' for effort really does hold weight. If nothing else, your teacher will take note of the effort. Students, find out from your teachers what material you can brush up on over the break or if there are any extra credit projects you can produce before, after or during break!

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5. Expect the best. Studies have shown that positive attitudes can have the propensity to drive positive outcomes. Expect good grades, (hopefully you've acted as well, so you have something to back up this "expectation") expect positive feedback in your classes and expect your best year ever to be just around the corner!

Hopefully these suggestions will allow for a holiday season overflowing with PEACE. (Did you catch my acronym...dorky I know but it will help you remember!)

Happy Holidays to you all!

Elizabeth Colosa has a BA in Psychology and an MS in Family Therapy with several years of teaching and tutoring experience for Iona College. She specializes in tutoring teenage students with learning differences such as dyslexia and ADD. However she is open and qualified to working with students varying in age and need. Building organization skills, goal setting and relieving test anxiety are some other areas that she addresses. Subjects that she's tutored in include: English, Reading, Writing, Social Sciences, History and Earth Science. She can be contacted at 914-774-8565 to discuss appointments & availability.

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