Motivation is an important thing, if you have it. A lack of
motivation can be a large downfall to an otherwise bright
student. Parents ‘can’ increase their child’s motivation in ways
that will embolden them without distracting them from their main
purposes. Not all the motivation in the world will help a child
who is otherwise unhappy in their daily surroundings. This is
not a command to give your child anything and everything they
ask for…actually, quite the opposite. Children treated with
respect and love, usually give respect and love in return.
Children raised with values and given advice on a daily basis,
again, learn to use their values reasonably. A spoiled child,
one who is given ‘things’ without any reason other than they
asked for it, or more likely, demanded it, do not have any
common sense of how life works; people work for rewards. Keep in
mind that rewards do not necessarily mean ‘things’! Ask your
child what they suppose a good outcome of various situations, so
you, as the parent, can define in