Raising Motivated Kids

Parents can nurture their children to channel their natural energy and curiosity into positive, productive, and motivated learning experiences.

This book introduces principles to help moms and dads:

• Make education fun for children
• Foster a creative learning environment
• Model positive behaviors and habits
• Help kids avoid burnout and manage stress

"Aww Mom, do I have to?" Believe it or not, every child is motivated by something—usually by what is the most fun and takes the least amount of work! So how can you teach your son that doing the dishes can be as gratifying as playing video games? Can you help your daughter see the benefit in completing schoolwork, as well as playing soccer with her friends? In Raising Motivated Kids, Cheri shows you how you can nurture your children to channel their natural energy and curiosity into positive, productive, and motivated learning experiences. With these principles, you can: -Make education fun for your children -Foster a creative learning environment -Model positive behaviors and habits -Help your kids avoid burnout and manage stress Loaded with dozens of helpful hints, you can motivate your kids to always give their best effort. As they do, they will begin to see that learning and being responsible really can be fun.

Library Journal

Written by educator and national speaker Fuller (The Mom You're Meant To Be), these three slender volumes pack a healthy dose of common sense and enthusiasm into their pages. Each takes a different aspect of the education process and provides both understanding and helpful instructions for parents (including those who homeschool their children). Raising offers tips on bringing out children's best efforts, particularly in school-related tasks. School, meanwhile, provides both a wake-up call for parents to get more involved in their children's education and a clear means of doing so (as well as tips on what not to do). Then there's Talkers, which supplies insight into the various ways we take in information, whether visual, auditory, or kinesthetic, with clear guidance on how to make the most of a child's learning strengths while minimizing weaknesses. All three titles strive to emphasize the issues parents should regard carefully (e.g., a child's uniqueness vs. his or her similarity to a parent or sibling) and to de-emphasize the issues that can cause parents to overreact (e.g., grades). Although School might cover the broadest area, this entire trio is highly recommended for parenting and education collections.-Kay Hogan Smith, Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham Lib., Lister Hill Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

CHERI FULLER is an author and an international speaker who has taught at every level from elementary school to college. She has written several books, including The Mom You're Meant to Be and When Mothers Pray. Named Oklahoma Mother of the Year in 2004, Cheri and her husband live in Edmond, Oklahoma. They have three grown children.