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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I feel jealous when I hear about other people's kids.

Karla is fascinated by periodic table and has been studying it for hours, Larla love reading Greek mythology, Larla loves to play chess and loves math.

My kid has been fascinated by dolls and loves reading Click magazines which are about 5 years below her reading level and pretty much hates any kind of homework.

How do they raise motivated kids?[/quote]

As someone who has one of each type, I can tell you that it has very little to do with what I do and all with the kids themselves.
The way I view it, my job is to see their interest and provide them with opportunities to explore: one with books and mythology... the other with bike ride and occasions to build fairy houses and make mud soup....
Anything that sounds like a "lesson" or a homework makes my second one want to flee... but she is happy to observe and dig for insects and then we can watch a video on insects....

Try to go with your kid's interest and a lot of hidden learning can happen.

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