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 :shock: I am taking credit for having motivated kids? Where did you get that from? I had to sit with them to make them do their work. They have got into a habit of doing work now, because they know that the consequences are not great for not doing their work.  [b]If they could get away with being slackers even now, they would.  We all would.[/b]

OP can either sit with her kid and have some standards for her or keep lamenting about lack of motivation. Her choice.

And considering your low reading comprehension and your low class potty-mouth - OP should be careful taking advice from you. Because your path leads to making french fries in McDonalds.[/quote]

LMAO. I'm quite sure I make a lot more money that you . . . [/quote]

Actually, the goal is to help kids build intrinsic motivation so that they want to do these things for their own reasons. While it's fine to get the ball rolling by structuring some consequences in the beginning, I promise you this won't work after a while. The kids who fall flat on their faces in college often turn out to have parents who sat with them, structured their work, and basically propped them up all throughout high school. When they hit college they are burnt out and have never learned what it is to do something for its own reward. No gold stars or no mom or dad taking away privileges? They cannot deal.[/quote]

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