How To Motivate Your Teenager

How To Motivate Your Teenager

Sometimes when teens are starting to have their independence, they get a little bit overwhelmed with obligation and responsibility. And they're highly motivated to resist those things.

These are some things that you have to do to get your child motivated. First, have some confidence in them. You have to believe that they can do it so that they can believe that they can do it. Two, you’ve got to be the bridge. They have to start to do stuff for themselves, but you have to be the bridge and encourage them. The third is to teach them that responsibility equals freedom. The more responsible they act the more that they could ask for from you.

The next thing is the sleep schedule. Have them sleep at night instead of during the day. If they’re up to during the day, everybody’s up and moving and they feel like part of the world. The next thing is the “carrot”, having something that would motivate them. You have to give them something that’s important enough to supersede that “I don’t care”. The last thing is to make little goals instead of big goals. Give your teen little goals that they could accomplish and feel that sense of accomplishment.

Get that teen up and moving and live a happier and healthier life.

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Learn how you motivate your teenager:
▪️Have confidence in them
▪️Be the bridge for their independence
▪️Teach them that responsibility equals freedom
▪️Fix sleep schedule
▪️Have something to motivate them
▪️Make little goals instead of big goals

0:00 Understanding teen resistance
1:06 Building confidence
1:49 Acting as a bridge
2:43 Responsibility and freedom
3:44 Importance of sleep
4:41 Using positive incentives
5:36 Setting achievable goals


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Key words: teen confidence, teen motivation, sleep schedule, well rested, teen wellness, parenthood, anxiety free, happiness, joy, chasing joy, freedom, responsibility, confidence, attainable goals, mental health, mental wellness, teen resilience, raising teens

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