Your teen lacked skills that are used to get their room clean.

You needed to dig a little deeper to find which skills need to be addressed.

You both expressed the importance of having a clean room from your individual perspectives.

You both brainstormed potential solutions.  You simply listed them without judgment.

You and your teen chose a solution that addresses the task.

Action was taken!

Step six in the DECIDE problem solving process is: Evaluate

This is where you and your teen evaluateboth the results of what was done and the process used in order to determine if the solution you chose worked.  If your teen struggled in the process, go back to step one and start the problem solving process from the point of struggle.  This will help tweak the process to enable your teen to better perform the required task.

Next time: Roadblocks in Problem Solving.