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[quote=Anonymous]So I have a spin on the OP's question.  My 9th grade DS is similarly not intrinsically motivated, but doing fine in terms of grades at this point (all A's and B's in all honors classes).  What I'm seeing is that he's not passionate/motivated about ANYTHING.  He loves soccer, but has always played on rec teams and is likely not good enough to make the highschool team, so in an effort to improve his chances, my DH and I got him a private 1/wk soccer coach.  He LOVES his sessions, but won't do the minimal conditioning "homework" given to him. (And in case it was just that he didn't want to do it alone, both of us separately offered to work out with him.  That didn't work either.) Whether it's studying for school, or putting a little more effort in to the soccer stuff, he just won't do it.  Any suggestions???  Just back off completely and let him continue to do the minimum, and sit around playing video games when he's not at school and has finished the bare minimum homework, or doesn't have a "scheduled" activity like soccer practice?[/quote]

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