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    Learning & Long-Term Motivation for your teenagers

    Isabel F. WilliamBy Isabel F. WilliamOctober 24, 2017Updated:April 11, 202134 Comments5 Mins Read
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    Staying motivated towards a specific goal is often difficult even for adults, let alone teenagers who are just beginning to discover the world from a different perspective. Even responsible and hard-working students may get side-tracked by their freedom, self-exploration and all the wonders of the adult world. Since adolescence is a crucial period of an individual’s life when they can form some long-lasting habits and pave the way for their future, it’s important that they remain focused on their education as one of the pillars of self-actualization. However, without motivation, they will disregard their studies and educational goals despite being highly intelligent and having enormous potential. Thus, it’s of the utmost importance that you, as a parent, find the right approach to motivate your child and help them find their intrinsic motivation in order to put them on the road to success.

    The challenges of adolescence

    Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.Kofi Annan

    Adolescence brings a lot of changes for a young individual who starts to discover their place in the world. They start differentiating themselves from their parents and shaping their own identities, which is why they are often resistant to your advice, guidance, and opinion. Communication with a teenager becomes quite problematic, as well as your attempts to guide your child in the right direction and point out the importance of taking care of themselves, exercising, learning, eating healthy and avoiding people who are truly a bad influence. Your attempts to impart your wisdom onto your child are met with disapproval and rejection, which can damage your relationship with them.

    During this period, a parent’s task is to get to know their child all over again and connect with them, but not as a friend. Many parents try to be friends to their teenagers which causes them to lose their authority. You need to maintain your role as a parent and be an authoritative figure to your child. Also, you need to learn how to communicate with your teenager, who has become a different person, start to listen more and value their opinion. You should also get to know their interests, desires, and aspirations and then find a way to create a balance between your expectations and their desires. Only then will your child become a hardworking dreamer who is ready to work on their progress, as well as personal and professional development.

    By getting closer to your teenager, you’ll be able to advise them, help them achieve their dreams and get into a good college without them rebelling against you or alienating themselves. You will inspire your child to be the best version of themselves and help them find the long-term motivation to do to so.

    Different types of motivation

    The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.  Martin Luther King, Jr

    Motivation is a change-oriented movement, which means that there should be a specific goal that your teenager will strive for. There are different types of motivation that can be divided into four categories: possible selves, possible futures, task interest and near-term gratification. While the first two categories refer to long-term achievements and results, the second two stand for short-term achievements and support the long-term goals. In order to help your child realize a long-term goal, you should start from short-term ones that will bring about optimism and energy which will then motivate them to stay focused and pursue their major life goals.

    The best way to start inspiring and motivating your child is to involve them in the process from the very beginning. They won’t respond well if you lay out your plan for their future before them. You can help them create their long-term goals divide them into several short-term ones and think of ways to achieve them. The goals should be clear, specific and measurable, which will enable both of you to follow the progress. Remember to be understanding and emphatic, especially when it comes to problems and obstacles, listen rather than yell and recognize their achievements.

    Another possible categorization of motivation is into extrinsic and intrinsic. Extrinsic motivation stems from an external factor. For example, when you promise to buy your child a car if they get into college. Intrinsic motivation, on the other hand, is a product of personal desires – when your child performs a task because they find it enjoyable, they are intrinsically motivated. Since the latter type of motivation is durable and more powerful than the former, it’s important that you find out your teenager’s intrinsic values and aspirations. If they have an educational goal that is intrinsically important to them, they will be truly motivated to achieve it.

    By helping your teenager discover their interests and aspirations and form long-term goals, they will be intrinsically motivated to achieve them, which is the key to their personal and professional progress.

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      Sangeeta on October 25, 2017 12:29 pm

      This is definitely something all parents will need. Adolescence is a tricky stage and motivating kids in the right direction will help them a lot.

      Reply
      • Isabel William
        Isabel William on November 10, 2017 9:38 am

        I agree about that tricky stage comment totally.

        We really have to pay attention more on their behavior, but also we need to balance with our parenting moments or they will run away from us.

        Reply
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      Ruchi Verma on October 25, 2017 1:58 pm

      Loved the way you explained motivation…lovely post

      Reply
      • Isabel William
        Isabel William on November 10, 2017 9:40 am

        Thank you very much.

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      Anamika on October 25, 2017 2:57 pm

      Adolescence called a period of storm and stress, during this period, parentsts and teachers played an important role. So motivating them to get their goals. Nice read.

      Reply
      • Isabel William
        Isabel William on November 10, 2017 9:43 am

        Yes, I agree!
        Yet, we can’t have positive role if we don’t know how to communicate to them, and how to balance our friendship and authority towards them.
        Thank you.

        Reply
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      Khushboo on October 25, 2017 8:27 pm

      it’s a very informative post for teenagers.. It’s very important to keep teenagers motivated..

      Reply
      • Isabel William
        Isabel William on November 10, 2017 9:45 am

        Thank you.

        Yes, I agree, and because of that we need to keep ourselves motivated. 🙂

        Reply
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      Dr Bushra on October 26, 2017 4:14 am

      Yeah many parents try to be friends with their kids which is not good at some level and kids take this as freedom

      Reply
      • Isabel William
        Isabel William on November 10, 2017 9:46 am

        Yrs, I agree. And Because of that wee need to learn how to balance those two.

        Reply
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      Snigdha on October 26, 2017 6:48 am

      Very informative post for parents with teenager kids… Being friendly with kids is necessary but try to draw a limit…

      Reply
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      Minakshi bajpai on October 26, 2017 11:21 am

      Every kid needs some type of motivation and encouragement for better results. This post will help many Parents to how to deal with their teenager kids.

      Reply
      • Isabel William
        Isabel William on November 10, 2017 9:47 am

        Thank you very much.

        Reply
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      jhilmil on October 26, 2017 12:20 pm

      What a great post, though my son is very small right now, but I could relate to my adolescence here. It needs so much of motivation, guidance and friendly aura with parents.

      Reply
      • Isabel William
        Isabel William on November 10, 2017 9:48 am

        Thank you.

        Yes, we need to remember always that once we were teenagers, and we were lost too!

        Reply
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      Mrinal on October 26, 2017 1:13 pm

      I really agree with you! Intrinsic motivation, as you explained, is really helpful for teens and young adults! And for every one else too

      Reply
      • Isabel William
        Isabel William on November 10, 2017 9:49 am

        Thank you very much for your kind words and support. Hopefully more and more parents will understand it!

        Reply
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      [email protected] on October 26, 2017 1:15 pm

      Motivating kids in right direction definitely helps them to make better choices in life thanks for sharing this amazing post

      Reply
      • Isabel William
        Isabel William on November 10, 2017 9:50 am

        Thank you for your reading and this kind comment!

        Reply
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      Monika Sehdev on October 26, 2017 1:17 pm

      This Is very Informative post for Parents. Motivation is what kids need. Thx for sharing.

      Reply
      • Isabel William
        Isabel William on November 10, 2017 9:53 am

        Thank you for reading.

        Reply
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      Snehal on October 26, 2017 1:18 pm

      Such helpful tips to stay motivated! Will be sharing with my teen siblings! 🙂

      Reply
      • Isabel William
        Isabel William on November 10, 2017 9:54 am

        Thank you!

        Reply
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      Deepika Verma on October 26, 2017 2:08 pm

      It’s very important to be self motivated… that’s an important key to success

      Reply
      • Isabel William
        Isabel William on November 10, 2017 10:05 am

        Definitely!

        Reply
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      Joshita JJ on October 26, 2017 2:30 pm

      Adolescence is a crucial stage and it has to be handled properly. This is a very informative and well written post…

      Reply
      • Isabel William
        Isabel William on November 10, 2017 10:06 am

        Correct!

        Thank you very much.

        Reply
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      Sheetal Dorby on October 26, 2017 3:07 pm

      Your post has inspired me a lot to focus on my goal more 🤘I can’t thank you much for this beautiful post

      Reply
      • Isabel William
        Isabel William on November 10, 2017 10:08 am

        Thank you very much for this kindly words!

        I am so happy that my words reached you in that way!

        You have my full support, and if you need some additional motivation don’t hesitate to contact me!

        Reply
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      Taranpreet on October 26, 2017 3:12 pm

      Encouragements and motivation are too important. Loved your write up

      Reply
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      Nisha Malik on October 26, 2017 3:17 pm

      I think teenage is very difficult age. And right guidance is important at this age. It is important to set your goals and start working on them while you are still understanding yourself!!

      Reply
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      Rakhi Parsai on October 26, 2017 7:42 pm

      Very useful post for parents with teenagers and indeed important for other parents as well

      Reply
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      Amrit Kaur on October 27, 2017 10:59 am

      This is a very useful post as teenagers need motivation for sure.

      Reply
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      Shivali Singla on January 29, 2018 10:16 am

      you have got an amazing blog here….

      Reply

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