Motivating Your Teen
In this episode of Sh*t Your Teenagers Won’t Tell You, hosts Cathy and Meredith talk about motivation or the lack thereof. How does procrastination show up? Cathy and Meredith explore some of the reasons behind procrastination and provide parents with strategies to help manage this issue with their teenagers.
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[00:00] Intro
[1:17] Topic overview: Motivation
[02:41] Understanding procrastination and lack of motivation
[08:30] Use caution when using labels
[10:36] Strategies for parents
[15:02] When do you let natural consequences run their course?
[21:50] How to grow good humans
[24:25] Incentivizing your child
[26:52] Keeping things in perspective
[31:02] Ending on a sweet note
[38:38] Outro
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