As teens today are confronted with new and unfamiliar issues when compared with teenagers in any recent or long-term past, many parents struggle to identify the catalysts or strategies to stimulate and motivate their teens. As theTeen Skills organization asserts, many parents struggle to connect with their kids because their experiences are so far from most adults’ frame of reference: “Today's teens are faced with choices and circumstances their parents didn't face. They live in a world where it requires a security badge to enter a high school…where they compete scholastically with 4.9 G.P.A.s…where classmates cheat using cell phone technology…where world events and economic issues make it scary to contemplate the future. Is it any wonder teens often lack motivation?”
As many experts reveal, a loss or lack of motivation in teens is often symptomatic of far greater issues, such as a lack of self-confidence, a lack of esteem, and so forth. To boost teens’ feelings of enthusiasm and drive, parents can consider some expert advice and strategies for support.
Lacking Motivation and the Long Term Implications
As teen specialist Judy Schepps Battle further supports “Most of the problems of education are problems of motivation...When a child is self-motivated, the teacher cannot keep him from learning.” Students who lack motivation often display a gap between their abilities and their academic output and effort. While this can appear at a very young age, including