Instilling Intrinsic Motivation In Your Kids

Season 3: Ep 6

Many parents and teachers use bribes to get kids to do tasks that are unappealing to them.  But, bribing kids doesn’t teach them how to be intrinsically motivated to do a task which is a skill they’ll need as they grow older. So, how do we motivate kids to do unappealing tasks without bribing them? 

Lauren walks you through the do’s and don’ts of motivating your kids without bribing, overly praising them, or using an authoritarian approach.

Lauren answers this week’s listener question during the episode: Why do so many kids need control? 

Try-at-home tip:  Panoramic View to get back to present

Mentioned in this episode:

• Bringing up Bebe - Pamela Druckerman

• Hunt, Gather, Parent - Michaeleen Doucleff

• There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather - Linda Akeson McGurk

• Achtung Baby - Sara Zaske

• The Danish Way of Parenting - Jessica Joelle Alexander, Dissing Sandahl

Other related resources from The Behavior Hub: 

Blog Post: 

• Give Children a Problem to Solve

• 5 Reasons Behaviors Occur

Podcast:

• Why Is My Child Anxious and How Do I Help?

• 5 Needs - Decoding Unwanted Behaviors

• All the Coping/Calming Strategies

• Grit, Growth, Mindset and Intrinsic Motivation with Matthew Davidoff

Our Online Courses: 

• From Conflict to Calm: How to Communicate with Challenging Children

• 4 Simple Steps to Problem Solving

Do you have a question? I can answer it in a future episode!

• Email questions to podcast@thebehaviorhub.com or send via text to 717-693-7744.

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• Check out our Facebook Group – Raising and Teaching Respectful Children 

• Find all the answers here: The Behavior Hub blog

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