7 ways to Motivate your Child

Children are born curious and imaginative. The world is new and they want to know about it. They ask questions, turn over stones, eat sand and put grasshoppers in their pockets, etc. When they want to know what they do not know, they simply seek to know. This aspect of our childhood is never lost. We just grow stagnant. We give way to our adult sense of the “real world”. We just do not want to be bothered. The world does not seem new to us anymore.

As curious as children are, they are also very aware. They might not know the exact word to classify the mood we are in, but they know when something is not right. They pick it up, and it often becomes part of their makeup. A screaming angry parent is likely to get a screaming angry child or a child that is so reserved, as he forms a wall around him to shield him from the angry screaming parent.

What does this have to do with motivation? A lot. When was the last time you were curious about something. What did you do about it? When was the last time you tried something new. When was the last time you finished something that you started. Are you seeing the trend here? You are what your child is becoming. His childlike attitude slows the process of stagnation, but eventually, he becomes you. Scary isn’t it. Your child is becoming you.

So what can you do about it? Get on your feet and do something about your life. Do not sit and rot from the inside. Create a life that your child can emulate.

What you can do now to motivate your child?

• Become a superstar to your child
• Be someone
• Play and let your children see you play
• Praise – yourself and your children
• Give correction at the appropriate time
• Give how’s and whys
• Predict the future for your Child

It is no good telling a child what to do when you are not a good example of what should be done. Be the person you wish your child to become and watch them