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How To Boost Motivation In Your Children

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Children don’t start out in life as balls of anxiety. As with anything, children will grow up confident, turn into insecure teenagers and then end up as confident adults. The key is to keep them feeling that confidence as far into their lives as possible, and the best way that you can do this is to teach your child how to motivate themselves. It’s a trait in people that is completely underrated. It’s so much more than feeling motivated to be in school on time for the day or getting out of bed in the morning. Children feel motivated until around the age of 7, then there is a shift after that whereby children need a bit more of a push to boost motivation.

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How To Boost Motivation In Your Children

 

This is why it’s so vital that they learn to motivate themselves to continue to do well. It may be something that comes from within, but that doesn’t mean you can’t give them a little push and a helping hand every now and then. There are plenty of ways that you can step in to help to motivate your children, and while their school can help with referrals to gifted assessments, you as their parent should be the person that steps in. Below, you’ll find several ways that you can give your children a push in the right direction.

 

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Stay Optimistic

 

You have to model the behavior that you want them to imitate. Encouraging your children to stay optimistic is a big deal. Avoid dwelling on setbacks and focus on the things that count, and your children can thrive.

 

Persistence Is Key

 

While success is nice, it’s not the be all and end all. Reward the effort that your child puts in as well as the successes, and they can feel motivated to persist with their schooling.

 

Manage Failure

 

There’s nothing wrong with children knowing that they’ve failed, as long as you’ve taught them to manage their feelings. Accepting that something has gone wrong, and then learning where to move past it is so important for your child’s development.

 

Celebrate Achievement

 

In the same way you would help your child to manage their feelings when a failure happens, you need to acknowledge the achievements and enjoy it. Seeing your joy will give your children something to aim for.

 

Boost Their Interests

 

Whatever your child is interested in, you need to shine a spotlight over it. When you encourage your child to learn about their interests, you are giving them a reason to feel excited to learn. Try getting them cooking from start to finish and then marvel at their creation.

 

Helping your child to discover what they like is a big deal; your children can feel far more secure in their learning goals and they’ll learn how to manage their emotions through each success and each failure in their learning. All you want to do as a parent is to help your children to improve, and you can start by ensuring that they are motivated and feeling confident.

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  1. Sheree says

    October 30, 2018 at 2:01 pm

    “You have to model the behavior that you want them to imitate.” Boy oh boy do I agree 1000 %
    This was a huge wake-up call for me as a new parent and honestly took a couple years after having children to see. I mean it’s kind of common sense really but children reflect parts of us that we may not have even realized had an issue or needed working on.

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    • admin says

      December 28, 2018 at 7:09 am

      Yes, it’s like looking in a mirror sometimes! Thanks for stopping by.

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  2. Mandy Yanga says

    September 19, 2018 at 2:33 am

    Children really are sensitive to a lot of things. Parents and guardians should be delicate and careful in telling them information about life and whatnot. Thank you so much for sharing these tips. Parents must see this 🙂

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  3. Christina Gaines says

    September 17, 2018 at 7:03 am

    Love the post! I couldn’t agree more. Boosting your child’s motivation is essential. In today’s society, bullying among youngsters peers is commonplace. As parents, we need to combat this with self-esteem and proper motivation!

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    • admin says

      October 16, 2018 at 5:36 am

      Yes, self-esteem is so important.

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