Teresita -
I encourage students to try to budget their time. Having been a student, holding down a job, and running two households, I know that with some practice, you find time. I also have found that once an obligation of a course is completed, I suddenly have free time on my hands. Sharing that information with students helps them to buy on to the concept that if school can't come first, it should still be a high priority!
Tina