How to Motivate Your Child To The Study

After the holidays the children and adolescents resume classes, some with lots of encouragement after the short break to have obtained good grades, but many others without the strength to face what lies ahead: 5 months of hard work.

If you ask any elementary or secondary school student about their motivation to study, most will respond to study because it is supposed to do, because their parents force him or because it's way to get that wonderful gift when summer comes. Why is this?

The reasons are not motivated to study

Whether it's the time to do homework, prepare a paper or studying for an exam, they usually listen to almost all parents are complaints. Normally, we attribute these complaints to our son or daughter is a vague, however, behind a lack of motivation to study can be many reasons as:

1. A little boring or educational material.

2. The fact that we failed in that subject in the past.

3. Personal problems such as lack of confidence in one's ability.

4. Poor relationship with the teacher or classroom group, and many more.

But whatever the reason that makes a student apart from the books, you can always get awaken the enthusiasm for learning, and learning is precisely where the key is to motivate.

Study to learn

But Mom, look what good is this? This is a question all parents hear sooner or later, and then, secretly, often discussed with your partner or friend.

The problem is not what to study or what teachers teach in class, but what the student learns, is presented with complete lack of connection to real life. To understand this better, let's illustrate with an example: the study of the Declaration of Human Rights.

Normally, the Social Science books contain a subject in which one of the questions is "What are human rights" and a "what are human rights". Indeed, this is even an issue that opponents are examined all police forces in Spain. But you read the topic and seems cold. It seems to be reading a list of things that "are supposed to be important" but not really know why.

Well, to know what is the key. What would happen if instead of reading the topic, students had to speak via email with any descendants of the Nazi Holocaust or who had participated in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa?



Motivation requires effort from everyone.

It seems easier said than done. That's why when parents come to my courses or who read my articles I ask "Jenny, and why teachers make it so complicated then?" Always say the same thing because changing teaching methods in any education system is very complicated. But also, it is something that teachers do not have much help.

I am convinced that the key to motivating students is the collaboration between the educational team and family. So, whenever I work with families were informed of the importance of not only familiar with the educational system of their country, but also other aspects such as the educational style of his teacher or professor, with the study material his son, the way it is examined or limiting beliefs that he or she may have to the task of studying.

It turns out that to motivate your child you also have to study a lot. Are you motivated to do so?

Jenny Hernandez War

www.psicopedagogiaencasa.com