Don’t handicap your children by making their lives easy.” – Robert A.Heinlein
If “not being heard” is the number one complaint of most parents, then “lack of motivation” has to be number two! I have often heard parents say, ” I have to ask my kids a million times to get them to finish something.” Although a “million” may be a slight exaggeration, the feeling of frustration is real. The fact is that parents don’t want to follow their kids around all day to make sure they are staying on task. Rather, parents would enjoy supervising and guiding their children in a positive way. Parents
Creating self-starters, and fostering motivated kids who remain on task, is every parent’s goal. I would like to offer some practical solutions to increase motivation in your kids. If you have a four-year-old who doesn’t want to clean up her toys after playing, and eight-year-old who doesn’t want to do his homework, or a twelve-year old who doesn’t want to complete her chores, this this is for you!