What's the Deal with Teens and Time Management?

by Leslie Josel

“What’s the Deal with Teens and Time Management” takes parents step-by-step through the basics of teaching their teens the time management skills they need to succeed—at school, at work and in life!
In a readable, breezy and witty fashion, Josel opens the door to the world of time management, what it really means, why it’s important and why your teen probably doesn’t “get it.” And throughout the book, Josel offers up the “Triple Ts” – her tried and true Tips, Tools and Techniques – to provide support and guidance for parents looking to help their teens understand, develop and implement time management skills.
In this book, you’ll learn:
• The FIVE mindsets parents need to start their teen on the journey of time management awareness.
• How to create a “Personal Homework Profile” to better understand how your teen tackles homework.
• How to help your teen create a time sense and develop “future awareness”.
• How to pick an appropriate paper or electronic academic planner and how to properly plan their time.
• How to create a peaceful and calm morning routine to get your teen out the door.
• Case studies, useful resources, Leslie’s straight talk and much, much more!
Leslie Josel is the founder of “Order Out of Chaos,” an organizing consulting firm specializing in student organization and chronic disorganization and creator of the award-winning “Academic Planner: A Tool for Time Management”®. She brings over a decade’s worth of professional experience working one-on-one with teens and their families, speaking to teachers, parent and professional groups across the country, as well as the perspective of a mother of a time-challenged teen, to create a parent’s indispensable guide through the time management journey with their teen.

Genres: Parenting

86 pages, Paperback

First published January 28, 2015

About the author

Leslie Josel launched Order Out of Chaos® in 2004 after her son was diagnosed with ADHD, executive dysfunction and other learning differences. Originally focusing her practice on working with the chronically disorganized (ADHD, students with learning challenges, hoarding behaviors); she expanded her business in 2010 to include coaching services and educational products for both students and parents. In 2016, Leslie expanded the company’s product division and officially launched Products Designed With Students in Mind.

Leslie is the creator of the award-winning Academic Planner: A Tool for Time Management. The planner, awarded glowing reviews by many media outlets including Family Circle and ADDitude Magazine, is a 2023 Family Choice Award recipient honoring the best products for children and families.

A respected resource on ADHD and Executive Functioning in students, Leslie writes the weekly “Dear ADHD Family Coach” column for ADDitude Magazine, the premiere resource for adults and children with ADHD and LD.

Leslie, until recently, was a contributing parenting writer for Family Circle Magazine. She writes on a wide variety of topics facing parents and students today for such publications as Diabetes Self-Management, Lifehacker and more. She also speaks and conducts workshops internationally.

“My need to learn everything I can to help students learn the skills they need to be successful in learning and in life – is very personal.”

Leslie's most recent book, "How To Do It Now Because It's Not Going Away: An Expert Guide to Getting Stuff Done was published by Lerner Publishing in October of 2020 and immediately won the TillyWig Media Award for best educational book.

She is also the author of the award-winning, "What’s the Deal with Teens and Time Management: A Parent’s Guide to Helping Your Teen Succeed, published by People Tested Media in 2015 and the co-author of the award-winning, "The Complete Diabetes Organizer: Your Guide to a Less Stressful and More Manageable Diabetes Life."

Leslie is a graduate of the JST Coach Training Program for teens and college students with ADHD. She also a Golden Circle member of the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals (NAPO).

Most recently, Leslie was awarded NAPO’s 2018 Founders’ Award. The award is given in the spirit of the original five founders and is presented to a member whose outstanding contributions have helped advance the organizing and productivity profession. She has also been named by GLOBAL GURUS as one of the top time management experts in the world seven years in a row.

Leslie lives in Los Angeles and NYC with her husband, Wayne. In her all-too-rare spare time, you can find Leslie hiding out in her car indulging in her favorite treats – entertainment magazines and frozen yogurt.

Reviews

[Matt · Rating 4 out of 5]

A helpful little guide to get started in helping a teen build better executive functioning skills. A few of the suggestions are questionable, such as "hide the homework". But overall, it's a nice starting point for parents and educators.

[Ann Marie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome book

I was giving up hope on my child ever being organized. I can't wait to use the items I have read in this book and start using the planned.

[Sandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

I received this book in exchange for an honest review.



Despite not having a teen in my household, I agreed to review this book. Why? Well… I am 25 and I am currently taking a break from college to raised my baby and get my life in order. Why do I need to get my life in order? I have absolutely zero skills with time management. Never have and hopefully… I will soon. This book helped tremendously. It is full to the brim with information on how to manager your time and manage it wisely. It has helped me focus on what is important and it has cut down greatly on my procrastination.

Another thing it helped with, and I mean really helped with, is getting my six month old on a schedule! Since day one I wanted to, but I never really knew how to do it. Using the information and graphs provided in this book (and the extras available via PDF online). Over-all this book has helped changed my life for the better. The schedule is still a work in progress, but with repetition it will get better. There are many organizational ideas in the book, to help you organize your time, that I am going to attempt to put into use around my house. There are also different study methods to try to help all different kinds of learners. I am most looking forward to using some of the ideas to get rid of social media distractions. I have a hard time doing something I don’t want to do (homework, yuck) when there is so much more interesting things to go to.

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[Marjorie · Rating 5 out of 5]

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What's the Deal with Teens and Time Management by Leslie Josel is a book that both parents and teens should read together. This book is geared toward ages 12-18 and grades 5-12. It is easy to read and gives clear and easy directions. The tips and guidelines can be used immediately. Throughout the book Leslie Josel uses her Triple T's - Tips, Tools & Techniques. In this book you'll learn: The 5 mindsets parents need, How to create a personal homework profile for your teen, how to help create a time sense for your teen, how to pick an appropriate academic planner for you teen and there will be case studies and other resouces for your use. Time management doesn't come naturally but it can be learned. This is a small book but it has a huge amount of information to use. It can be used in other ways too. Sometimes adults can use time management also. I gave this book 5 stars but it deserves more. I recommend this book to everyone. I look for more from Leslie Josel.

[Sharon · Rating 4 out of 5]

I would like to thank Bostick Communications and the author, Leslie Josel, for giving me a copy of What's the Deal with Teens and Time Management to read and review. Besides teaching time management skills, this book teaches teenagers how to focus for success in life. From the beginning, the author cautions parents to not stress out, be on a schedule, or expect a quick fix. Not all strategies will work for everyone, or are even necessary. One of the main points in the book is on page 76 "Teens want to do well. And succeed. They just want to do it in their own way." The advice in this book, for the most part, makes sense and can be applied to adults as well as teenagers. Writing down a time map to see how long it takes you to accomplish certain goals can be helpful for those in the workplace as well as teenagers. I highly recommend this book, as it is a good way to open a dialogue with your teens.

[Cheryl Malandrinos · Rating 5 out of 5]

In less than 100 pages, Josel is able to guide you on how to help your teenage son or daughter get organized and develop the time management skills that will carry them through life. Not only did this book help me to understand how to phrase questions in ways that hone these lifelong skills; it also made me realize that my actions could either encourage or impede my children's progress.

What’s the Deal with Teens and Time Management will provide you with the information you need to make a change in your family's lives. From insight into learning styles, to homework strategies, to dealing with procrastination, to managing distractions and more, Josel offers realistic expert advice and achievable goals for your teen. I firmly believe every family with teens or soon to be teens can benefit from reading this book.

Highly recommended!