91: Is your teen being lazy, or could they be lacking a key executive skill?

Parenting teenagers untangled. πŸ† Award-winning podcast for parents of teens and tweens. - A podcast by Rachel Richards and Susie Asli - Wednesdays

Send us a textIt's incredibly frustrating to parent a teen who seems smart but is constantly late, can't set effective goals, can't keep going after their initial burst of enthusiasm, who's messy, doesn't start projects on time, or can't seem to control their impulses. Are they being lazy or is it that they lack a key skill which is holding them back? The latest book I read makes it clear that problems with any of these tasks isn't necessarily lack of interest or laziness, but can be a l...