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How can a teenager motivate intelligent?
- Understand and Respect Their Development. The teen brain is a developing brain.
- Aim for Internal Motivation.
- Help Them See the Big Picture.
- Help Them Set Goals the Right Way.
- Empower Them to Stay Accountable.
- Take Resistance Out of Your Relationship.
- Praise and Reward Effort More Than Outcome.
- Let Them Fail and Learn.
How do parents motivate students?
Build a reward system with your child so he or she has something to look forward to once study time is complete—the key to staying motivated when studying. The rewards can be as simple as watching TV once homework is done or collecting ‘points’ after each study session to use for something special.
How do you motivate your child to do well in school?
1. Pick your battles. When I was pregnant with my son, I imagined him growing up and getting good grades and doing well in school. But, that’s not important to him at all. So, now instead of his letter grades, I focus on the learning.
What should I say to my child who is interested in history?
Some are better working with their hands or going to technical school, but you have to graduate high school. So you can say to your child: “Look, history is one of those things that you have to do so you can do what you want to do. Maybe later you want to be a computer programmer.
Why are teenagers so lazy and unmotivated?
The reason this view exists is because all around the world this is all parents see their teenagers doing. The image of the lazy teenager has become so commonplace that many people simply assume that being lazy and unmotivated is a natural consequence of adolescence.
How do you deal with an unmotivated child?
So when you’re interacting with a kid who appears unmotivated, remember that screaming, bargaining and doing things for him will not work. When you’re looking at this child, you have to remember, he is motivated. He’s just motivated to do something different than what you want him to do. He’s motivated to resist you.