External motivation could be anything from yelling or physical punishment to offering monetary rewards or treats. Pushing children with external motivation is an all too common parenting technique. One that I also rely on far too often just as other parents. However, there are two main reasons why parents must work harder to rely less […]
Drive is the intersection of passions with the desire to fulfill an innate need such as social bonding, independence, or competition for example. Drive is not something you can stimulate artificially. A person either has the drive to do something or they don’t. With this in mind, parents must pay special attention to the innate […]
Purpose is the combination of passion and the desire to achieve a goal with an impact bigger than self. Those who wake up each day with a purpose have a huge advantage over those who don’t. Research on purpose in youth by psychology professor Kendall Cotton Bronk finds that purpose-minded youth: Are more health conscious […]