My son is 14 and has had tics since he's been about 2. Now a freshman in high school he is proficient at suppressing during the day which causes his tics to flourish at night when he's home in the "comfort zone" of his own house. We have learned to talk through it and often he will ask for a massage before he starts doing homework. this often helps relax him and lessens his stress and tics. another relaxation technique that we do is simply rubbing his back or just placing my hand on his back while he's doing homework. Sometimes that is enough to lessen the tics. hope this helps.
