Motivating Kids

Author : Shimi Kang
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2015-08-18
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780399184970

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The Self-Motivated Kid by Shimi Kang Pdf

Winner of the 2015 USA Book News International Book Award for Parenting and Family In this inspiring book, Dr. Shimi Kang, a Harvard-trained child and adult psychiatrist and an expert in human motivation, provides a guide to the art and science of encouraging children to develop their own internal drive and a lifelong love of learning. Drawing on the latest neuroscience and behavioral research, Dr. Kang shows why pushy, hovering "tiger parents" and permissive "jellyfish parents" actually hinder self-motivation. She proposes a powerful new parenting model: the intelligent, joyful, highly social dolphin. Dolphin parents focus on maintaining balance in their children's lives to compassionately yet authoritatively guide them toward lasting health, happiness, and success. The mother of three children and the daughter of immigrant parents who struggled to give their children the "best" in life—Dr. Kang's mother could not read, her father taught her math while they drove around in his taxicab, and she was never enrolled in a single extracurricular activity—Dr. Kang argues that often the simplest "benefits" parents give their children are the most valuable. Combining irrefutable science with unforgettable real-life stories, The Self-Motivated Kid walks readers through Dr. Kang's four-part method for cultivating self-motivation. She argues that by trusting our deepest intuition about what is best for our kids, we will allow them to develop key traits—adaptability, community-mindedness, creativity, and critical thinking—to empower them to succeed and thrive in our increasingly competitive and complex world.

Author : Barbara R. Blackburn
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2019-04-26
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780429769788

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Money for Good Grades and Other Myths About Motivating Kids by Barbara R. Blackburn Pdf

In this helpful resource, the author guides parents through the top eight myths about motivation and reveals what really works for kids. Each chapter is filled with practical information and stories that help you understand how to handle a variety of situations related to your child’s success at school. Chapters also include specific classroom connections for each strategy, so you can begin proactively working with your child's teacher. With the accessible advice in this book, you’ll be able to reach your child more effectively so that he or she is more motivated from within, and more successful in school and beyond!

Author : Dennis M. McInerney,Gregory Arief D. Liem
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2022-03-24
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000553536

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Helping Kids Achieve Their Best by Dennis M. McInerney,Gregory Arief D. Liem Pdf

Helping Kids Achieve Their Best is a practical guide to motivating younger and older learners across the globe. The book explores why some students are easier to motivate than others and why students lose motivation, as well as outlining strategies that teachers can use in the classroom and that parents can use at home. Comprehensively updated, this second edition includes a new chapter on student achievement emotion. Throughout the text, each chapter includes a variety of examples and research-based tools that can be put into action immediately, along with vignettes, question points, action stations, and recommended readings, which help educators apply the suggested approaches in their own contexts. The book is hands on and interactive, inviting readers to recall challenges they have faced in their own teaching or parenting experiences and to apply what they have learned to better understand and cope with these challenges more effectively. This book is an essential resource for pre- and in-service teachers, as well as parents who aspire to motivate their children and help them achieve their best.

Author : Dee Anderson
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780838909577

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Reading is Funny! Motivating Kids to Read with Riddles by Dee Anderson Pdf

"Dee Anderson offers innovative ways to use riddles to make reading fun and keep readers coming back for more. Based on her work with children in schools and public libraries, she shares hundreds of riddles on popular subjects." "This book is brimming with scripts for puppet skits, sample PR materials, reproducible games, and easy-to-implement ideas that encourage even the most reluctant readers. School librarians, children's librarians, teachers, parents, and caregivers will find this a welcome aid to reinvigorate reading programs and storytimes."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Judy Arnall
Publisher : Professional Parenting
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2018-09-21
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781775178606

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Unschooling To University by Judy Arnall Pdf

Learn how to acquire a personalized education through self-directed learning, and meet post-secondary entrance requirements.

Author : Robby Novak,Brad Montague
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2015-02-03
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780062358691

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Kid President's Guide to Being Awesome by Robby Novak,Brad Montague Pdf

"This is LIFE, people! You've got air coming through your nose! You've got a heartbeat! That means it's time to do something!" announces Kid President in his book, Kid President's Guide to Being Awesome. From YouTube sensation (75 million views and counting!) to Hub Network summer series star, Kid President—ten-year-old Robby Novak—and his videos have inspired millions to dance more, to celebrate life, and to throw spontaneous parades. In his Guide to Being Awesome, Kid President pulls together lists of awesome ideas to help the world, awesome interviews with his awesome celebrity friends (he has interviewed Beyoncé!), and a step-by-step guide to make pretty much everything a little bit awesomer. Grab a corn dog and settle in to your favorite comfy chair. Pretend it's your birthday! (In fact, treat everyone like it's THEIR birthday!) Kid President is here with a 240-page, full-color Guide to Being Awesome that'll spread love and inspire the world.

Author : Adam Sáenz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Teachers
ISBN : 1937654605

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The Power of a Teacher by Adam Sáenz Pdf

Adam Saenz's The Power of a Teacher is the result of years of research and professional development conducted in school districts nationwide. In this book you will be able to take the 50-item Teacher Wellness Inventory to identify strengths and weakness in the occupational, emotional, financial, spiritual, and physical areas of your life. It's also filled with discussion questions to create interaction and dialogue between colleagues. Read the stories of real people whose lives were changed by real teachers.

Author : Terrill Smith
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2005-09
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780595370627

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Motivating the Bad Attitude Kids by Terrill Smith Pdf

Motivating the Bad Attitude Kids is a valuable resource for all high school and middle school instructors, including first year teachers, veterans, and everyone who is burned out and sick of dealing with difficult students. Author Terrill Smith brings thirty-six years experience teaching the most difficult students; the ones who simply 'don't want to be there." In Motivating the Bad Attitude Kids, Smith shares the secret survival tools used by master teachers. Some of the topics covered include: * Making your personal work space at school more inviting * Ways to make the entire year run as smoothly as the first few days * What to do when your class is out of control * How to deal with the most difficult types of students, including the Disruptive Jimmy, Tattle-tale Martha, Susan the Drama Queen, Henry the Comedian, Sexy Sally, Jean the cheater, Sneaky Sam, Perfectionistic Paula, and the gang kid. * Classroom Survival Forms - Creative ways to keep your work manageable * How to fix mistakes made in the classroom, with the administration, with colleagues, with students, and with yourself According to Smith, when you understand the students and respect them, the feeling is usually reciprocated. It allows a light touch of humor and gamesmanship - powerful tools denied serious teachers who are prime candidates for burnout.

Author : Ronit Baras
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2019-07-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1537427857

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Motivating Kids by Ronit Baras Pdf

Frustrated with your kids' lack of motivation? Tired of nagging? Want to motivate your children without using force? Motivating Kids is the book for you! This is the ultimate comprehensive guide to motivating kids that will teach you the science of motivation: the Why, the What, and most importantly, the How to motivate your kids. The practical tips work just as effectively, and just as easily, on toddler and on teenagers. We all know that motivated kids can do everything. Even more than their knowledge, their academic achievements, their skills and abilities, their drive and motivation will determine their success in life. Motivation is like a battery that keeps people going. The fuller the battery is, the further we can go. Motivation is what makes your child get up in the morning, eat, take care of him/herself, learn, try new things and experience the world to the fullest. It is like the fuel that keeps them going and, as a parent you want them to go far. If you want to make sure your kids will go far, into every destination in life, you want to make sure their motivation battery is full. Motivating Kids is your ultimate guide to motivating your kids to be the best they can be. About 300 pages of practical ways to fill up the battery and fuel up their life, 211 quotes to inspire you and your kid to do amazing things and be the best you can be: best parent, best child. In 18 chapters, this ultimate guide gives you 303 practical tips that can change your parenting and help you become a role model for your child. This parenting course has 28 exercises that will lead you to it, gradually and with confidence and save you wondering the "how to" of motivation. This book, which is a summary of 17 parenting sessions, includes new research and statistics that will reveal the science of motivation and save you sitting through courses, classes and hundreds of books.

Author : Michael Pressley
Publisher : Guilford Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2003-07-17
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1572309148

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Motivating Primary-grade Students by Michael Pressley Pdf

What is that intangible force that makes some classrooms positively buzz with interest, attention, and excitement about learning? While motivation can't easily be quantified, few would dispute its essential role in promoting academic engagement and achievement. This uniquely practical book is the first how-to guide on motivating students in grades K-3. Presented are research-based strategies and techniques that are brought to life in three extended case studies of highly successful motivators. Vividly demonstrating how these exemplary teachers flood their classrooms with motivation, the book provides inspiration and practical ideas that readers can implement in their own work. It also guides teachers in recognizing and avoiding key pitfalls--the attitudes, instructional methods, and classroom management approaches that may inadvertantly undermine student motivation. Key Features: The first how-to book on this important topic Senior author Michael Pressley is a popular, visible figure with a stellar reputation. Practical, realistic classroom suggestions are illustrated by case material. Appendix provides checklists of what works (and what doesn't) in promoting academic motivation.

Author : William Stixrud, PhD,Ned Johnson
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-17
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781984880376

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What Do You Say? by William Stixrud, PhD,Ned Johnson Pdf

A guide to effectively communicating with teenagers by the bestselling authors of The Self-Driven Child If you're a parent, you've had a moment--maybe many of them--when you've thought, "How did that conversation go so badly?" At some point after the sixth grade, the same kid who asked "why" non-stop at age four suddenly stops talking to you. And the conversations that you wish you could have--ones fueled by your desire to see your kid not just safe and healthy, but passionately engaged--suddenly feel nearly impossible to execute. The good news is that effective communication can be cultivated, learned, and taught. And as you get better at this, so will your kids. William Stixrud, Ph.D., and Ned Johnson have 60 years combined experience talking to kids one-on-one, and the most common question they get when out speaking to parents and educators is: What do you say? While many adults understand the importance and power of the philosophies behind the books that dominate the parenting bestseller list, parents are often left wondering how to put those concepts into action. In What Do You Say?, Johnson and Stixrud show how to engage in respectful and effective dialogue, beginning with defining and demonstrating the basic principles of listening and speaking. Then they show new ways to handle specific, thorny topics of the sort that usually end in parent/kid standoffs: delivering constructive feedback to kids; discussing boundaries around technology; explaining sleep and their brains; the anxiety of current events; and family problem-solving. What Do You Say? is a manual and map that will immediately transform parents' ability to navigate complex terrain and train their minds and hearts to communicate ever more successfully.

Author : Adam Price
Publisher : Union Square & Co.
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2017-08-01
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781454926450

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He's Not Lazy by Adam Price Pdf

“Clinical psychologist Price offers one of the most significant books of the year in this new look at an old problem—the underperforming teenage boy… Price’s book brings an important voice to a much needed conversation.” —Library Journal (Starred review) On the surface, capable teenage boys may look lazy. But dig a little deeper, writes child psychologist Adam Price in He’s Not Lazy, and you’ll often find conflicted boys who want to do well in middle and high school but are afraid to fail, and so do not try. This book can help you become an ally with your son, as he discovers greater self-confidence and accepts responsibility for his future. Why are some teenage boys unmotivated? Why do they spend endless hours playing video games or glued to their phones and social media sites instead of studying? Is this a sign of laziness or something more troubling? As a clinical psychologist, Dr. Adam Price has found that teenage boys are extremely sensitive to the stress of our competitive achievement-oriented culture—one that has created a pressure cooker for today’s adolescent. In He’s Not Lazy, Dr. Price, a renowned expert on ADHD and learning disabilities, explains how to help a boy who is not lazy, but rather, is conflicted about trying his best. Dr. Price will guide you to discover hidden obstacles to your son’s success, set expectations, and empower him to accept responsibility for his own future. He’s Not Lazy will help you become your son’s ally, as he discovers greater self-confidence and becomes more self-reliant. Rather than reacting to pressure by shunning academic responsibilities altogether or propping up fear-based rebellion with justifications like “I am not going to be one of those nerds who have no life,” or “Tests don’t measure intelligence or help you learn, so what’s the point of studying for them?” your teenage son can work with you using the guidance in this book.

Author : Gad Elbeheri,Gavin Reid,John Everatt
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2017-07-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781317193623

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Motivating Children with Specific Learning Difficulties by Gad Elbeheri,Gavin Reid,John Everatt Pdf

Motivating Children with Specific Learning Difficulties provides a comprehensive and definitive guide to what teachers need to know about motivation in pupils with Specific Learning Difficulties, including dyslexia, dyspraxia and ADHD. Written by three of the world leaders in research on motivation and classroom learning, this book seeks to provide teachers with an increased understanding of why particular strategies should be used with their pupils. It recognises the challenge of motivating children with learning difficulties and looks to help teachers enhance their skills and self-sufficiency. The authors address what motivation is, how to encourage it and the links between motivation and learning. They consider a range of Specific Learning Difficulties in relation to literacy, numeracy, motor development and co-ordination and attention factors in learning. Key issues on learning differences are presented in order to identify and address pupils’ specific needs, and the role parents and educators can play in motivation is also examined. The information and reflections offered in this book will be of interest to teachers across the globe, as well as postgraduate students working towards a qualification in Specific Learning Difficulties.

Author : Kathryn R. Wentzel
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2014-02-18
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136264153

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Motivating Students to Learn by Kathryn R. Wentzel Pdf

Written specifically for teachers, Motivating Students to Learn offers a wealth of research-based principles on the subject of student motivation for use by classroom teachers. Now in its fourth edition, this book discusses specific classroom strategies by tying these principles to the realities of contemporary schools, curriculum goals, and classroom dynamics. The authors lay out effective extrinsic and intrinsic strategies to guide teachers in their day-to-day practice, provide guidelines for adapting to group and individual differences, and discuss ways to reach students who have become discouraged or disaffected learners. This edition features new material on the roles that classroom goal setting, developing students’ interest, and teacher-student and peer relationships play in student motivation. It has been reorganized to address six key questions that combine to explain why students may or may not be motivated to learn. By focusing more closely on the teacher as the motivator, this text presents a wide range of motivational methods to help students see value in the curriculum and lessons taught in the classroom.

Author : J. Zink
Publisher : J. Zink Incorporated
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Child rearing
ISBN : UCSC:32106016664192

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Motivating Kids by J. Zink Pdf