Raising A Self-starter: Over 100 Tips For Parents And Teachers (Lifelong Books)

We all dream of having children who can, for lack of a better way to say it, get on with it and do well in life. A curiosity about life and a love of learning can be the attributes that ensure this goal. How can parents foster this kind of spirit in their children?Explaining her model for motivating children through colorful real-life examples, expert Elizabeth Hartley-Brewer shows how, from the start, we can create a climate at home that fosters self-motivation and encourages self-managed achievement across a range of skills-from study habits to making friends. Full of practical strategies and tips to help children help themselves, Raising a Self-Starter is an essential guide for parents who want the best for their children. p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; } What is motivation? Self-esteem : the heart of motivation The five stages of motivation Start from who they are, not who you want them to be Help them to feel good about themselves Support and encourage, don't control or push Children need to be noticed : praise and rewards Make it safe to make mistakes Build confidence through competence Make it fun, relevant and bite-size He motivating power of choice : encouraging responsibility Greater expectations : the importance of challenge Keeping it sweet : managing success Silver linings : managing failure Curiosity rules! : handling questions Golden threads : making connections Co-operate to motivate The impact of stress Peer pressure : friends or foes? The dejected child "I'm just useless!" Good times, bad times : problems at school The gifted child.

We all dream of having children who can, for lack of a better way to say it, get on with it and do well in life. A curiosity about life and a love of learning can be the attributes that ensure this goal. How can parents foster this kind of spirit in their children?Explaining her model for motivating children through colorful real-life examples, expert Elizabeth Hartley-Brewer shows how, from the start, we can create a climate at home that fosters self-motivation and encourages self-managed achievement across a range of skills-from study habits to making friends. Full of practical strategies and tips to help children help themselves, Raising a Self-Starter is an essential guide for parents who want the best for their children.

An expert on parenting shares her model for motivating children to eventually become self-motivators, using examples to illustrate her points while encouraging parents to teach self-starting behavior in all areas of life A new book of accessible and essential advice for parents of children of all ages Motivation is something most of us feel we don't have enough of.