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We hope that you found this month’s Teenage life skills topic helpful. We would welcome your anonymous feedback on how we can improve the information we provide: https://t.co/Ng6vL9UsS9

Developing independent cooking skills will set your teen up for adulthood. Here is some advice for your teen on how to practice this.

Managing money is a difficult and lifelong skill that you can start practicing in teenage years.

Timetables in high school can be very overwhelming at first. We often recommend that pupils colour code their timetable to support their organisational skills. We suggest saving a photo of their timetable on their phone in case the paper copy is misplaced.

With lots of different subjects at school, bringing the right items for the right days can be challenging. We recommend packing your bag the night before school and using a checklist for your bag, like the one here

There are lots of options to consider for managing periods and menstrual health. One item growing in popularity are period pants. These are another option for your young person to try to see what works for them.

Wearing a bra is a new thing for many teenagers. Here are some important things to know.

Another dressing activity that can be tricky for some teens is tying shoelaces. Check out this video from our team: https://t.co/rt6Siyzqnu If shoe laces are a challenge for your teen, why not try lace alternatives while you practice?

Here are our top tips for ensuring correct dental hygiene.

Sleep is very important for all of us and teenagers are no exception. With the development of the body and brain in teenagers, sleep is crucial for development. These are our tops sleep tips for teenagers.

Having lots of screen time can sometimes disrupt sleep and can interfere with other activities such as exercising, doing homework and spending time with friends and family. Lots of daily tasks now involve using a screen, so here are our top tips for managing screen time.

Here are some apps to guide your anxiety management.

Being a teenager can be a very anxious time and there are lots of stressors that teenagers encounter. Talking to someone about your feelings can be helpful but there are other things that you can do by yourself to help keep yourself calm and well.

Joining a gym can be a great way to introduce physical activity into your routine. North Lanarkshire offer discounted memberships for under-18s. https://t.co/edsWagyFi6 South Lanarkshire also offers junior memberships.

This month we are going to provide some life skills advice for teenagers. We will look at topics such as personal care tasks, self-care and wellbeing, independence in the community, organisational skills for school and basic kitchen skills.

We hope that you found this month’s topic helpful. As always, we would welcome your anonymous feedback on how we can improve the information we provide: https://t.co/Ng6vL9UsS9

Deep pressure is calming and organising for our sensory system, and can help with our regulation and focus. Here are some discrete deep pressure ideas that can be used anywhere at anytime!

If you are an educator in Lanarkshire and want to learn more about sensory considerations for the classroom, check out our “Sensory Classroom” online workshop. Book via Eventbrite!

Children & young people are not always able to tell us their sensory preferences or when they are feeling overwhelmed by changes in their routine. Here are some considerations for home and school:

Our team may have potential job opportunities for band 5 or 6 Occupational Therapists in the near future. If you have every wondered if being a Children's OT is for you, or what working in Lanarkshire would be like, why don't you come and spend the day with us?