No kid lacks motivation on purpose. There is always a root cause for why they aren’t motivated. Our job as parents is to be detectives and find out this root cause and then address it. Below are 10 common underlying root causes that are most likely to drive a child’s lack of motivation. Fear No […]
Some very smart psychologist in the 1980s (Ames-1984, Dweck-1986, and Nicholls-1989) established the basis of what is now commonly called goal perspective theory. Goal perspective theory is a fundamental concept for sports. It’s a concept that both sport parents and coaches must understand for the purpose of knowing what makes their athletes tick. The core […]
Interpreting a child’s behavior is a complex undertaking. Over thousands of years philosophers, scientist, and psychologist have all made attempts to define the “why” behind human behavior. What’s more, over the last 8 months I have pored hundreds of hours of my time into studying these theories. At this point, my main conclusion is that […]