Early Morning Seminary--Keeping Up Attendance

by Miriam Caldwell | More from this Blogger

22 Feb 2007 10:28 PM

This is the time of year when many teenagers begin to feel worn out when it comes to early morning seminary. It is the stretch of school without many breaks. Spring fever is getting ready to hit as well, which makes it hard to concentrate and sleep. So you may be facing some early morning battles with your teenagers. Here are five suggestions to help your teenager make it to the home stretch.

1) If your teenager is having an especially difficult time getting up in the mornings, you can get up with him. If you fix a nice breakfast before seminary, this may help to motivate him to get going a little bit earlier. If nothing else the added companionship will be encouraging. (Note: Companionship does not necessarily mean carrying on a conversation.)

2) Your teenager is allowed to miss a certain amount of days a year, and still receive credit. You should keep track of these days and allow her to sleep in every now and then. Teenagers are still growing and may need the extra sleep every now and then. That extra hour of sleep can make a big difference occasionally.

3) You may need to adjust your teenager's weeknight curfew if he is having a consistent problem with getting up to attend seminary on a regular basis. It may be that he needs to come home early to go to sleep. The extra sleep at night will help the mornings to go easier.

4) You can reward your teenager if she completes the year. A little extra motivation may be all that your child needs to help her get up in the morning. It can be a simple reward like a new outfit or a new video game.

5) If you have your child take over the carpool, this may help as well. Teenagers will often rise to the task when they are given more responsibility. This is a great opportunity to give your teenager some extra responsibility.

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Miriam is a SAHM mom of three children. She has a daughter who is seven, and two sons, four and two. She loves being a parent and spending time with her children.

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