Two Principles About Motivation Parents Must Never Forget
One of the top responsibilities of a parent is motivation. Parents must motivate their child to do things that are good for them but don’t feel good to them. They must teach their child how to develop self-motivation and parents must also serve as detectives to discover what innately motivates their child.
This coupled with the fact that some children naturally have motivation and some naturally lack motivation can make the responsibility of being the chief motivator frustrating. What is a parent to do when one child just doesn’t seem to care and another child cares immensely?
There is no easy answer. However, there are two universal principles that can help.
- The perception of progress is a vital fuel for motivation.
- When a child feels like the finish line is close their motivation increases.
Using these two principles are the keys to unlock motivation in a child who lacks motivation. This means that parents must become experts at breaking down big goals into smaller more manageable goals, as well as creating tools to measure progress. If a parent can become experts in these two things, motivating children becomes a whole lot easier.