If you don't know how to get your teenager to respect school material, here are some tips you may find interesting.here are some tips that may be of interest to you.

Sometimes, there are cases in which young children show no interest in caring for objects and products other than the ones they like. For example, they might be very attentive with their video games or brand name clothing, but not so much with school books, supplies and other items they see at home or in class.

In any case, we have to work to make sure that children respect all respect everythingboth what they adore and consider important in their lives, as well as everything around them that, because it is not of their full interest, does not deserve to be protected and cared for.

Find out how to get your teenager to respect school supplies

We are going to give some important keys that can help you to work on the behavior of the young child in terms of respect for the things he sees in his environment. 

In order to be successful, it is advisable to work on the behavior through internal motivations. By analyzing the children's motivations we will be able to know their behavior, so that we can approach them in a suitable way to make them understand the importance of certain rules and limits.

Tidying up and taking care of makes it easier to make the most of time

Having said that, and following the cause and effect method, we can work specifically on the adolescent's behavior by explaining the benefits of appropriate behaviors. If we manage to make them internalize them, we will have gained a lot, because we will see how they will gradually see the world from a more positive perspective, more proactive and, ultimately, from an understanding that modifies their behavior in order to always understand the consequences of his actionsboth beneficial and non-beneficial.

Stored and well-kept material is found sooner. That is to say, if you have your belongings in order, you will make better use of your time, since you will locate everything ipso facto and you will not waste valuable minutes of your life searching here and there for some of your belongings, your clothes and your properties in poorly organized environments. 

Spending seconds to find something saves you from spending minutes and minutes searching, time during which you could be enjoying other activities that are more fun and lucrative. 

Significant savings

The teenager may not yet be aware of the importance of saving. It is necessary for him to have his their own bonds to discover how to manage their money.

In the case of school supplies that are lost or damaged, it is necessary to renew them, which has an associated economic cost. If the young person understands the importance of his or her own well-organized finances, he or she will know the need to take care of everything that belongs to him or her, including clothes, video games, etc. 

Thinking green

It is positive to raise awareness among young people about respect for the environment. Not overspending on things like school supplies also helps in this regard. So, if kids understand that we only have one planet and there is no plan b, because this is where we live, so much the better, because they will know that every gesture counts.

Possible future resale

In the future, well-kept school supplies can be resold, or inherited by younger siblings, a neighbor or friend... The point is that, if they are in good condition, they will have more uses, and there will be more people who can enjoy them later on.

From Logos International School we invite you to meet our teaching and psycho-pedagogical team so that you can better understand how to put into practice these and many other tips we can give you for the correct upbringing of your children.