The Bottom Line
If your teen needs help getting things done or is forever losing or forgetting important stuff, Organizing from the Inside Out for Teenagers: The Foolproof System for Organizing Your Room, Your Time, and Your Life by Julie Morgenstern and her teen daughter, Jessi Morgenstern-Colon, is the book for him/her. Even if the overall strategy is not used by your teen, he/she can focus on specific organizational needs that are addressed in this book.
Pros
- Easy read for teens who don’t normally tackle self-help books.
- Book is written in a way that suggests quick action, in other words, written in teen mode.
- Written by a mother-daughter team and can be read and used by your parent-teen team.
Cons
- Could address how to get more into life, assumes reader is busy.
Description
- The introduction of the book is written by a teen, who helps the reader discover why he/she wants to be organized.
- Book is written for grades 7 – 12.
- The first chapter teaches the main strategy that can be used in all areas of your teens life.
- Book has charts and lists to help your teen develop an organized strategy.
- Other sections get into the specific areas of your teen’s life – their time and space.
Guide Review - Organizing from the Inside Out for Teenagers
Denise’s thoughts: I love how this book is written in a way that can be personalized to every teen’s needs. I feel that all teens can benefit from it’s advice and it will help them take a little more control of their busy lives. Even teens who aren’t ‘mess addicts’ would benefit from reading this book and implementing some of the advice.
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