Should you push your kids in their education by nagging them to complete courses and do better?

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We have tried to teach our kids the importance of learning at an early age that way school work is not viewed as a chore. My wife and I read constantly to my daughters when they were young and now they can’t wait to go to the library to pick out books on subjects that they would like to learn more about. However they are not too found of math and yes it does take a little prodding to get them excited about numbers.It is my hope when they are old enough to enter college they will have an interest in the degree that they pursue and will enjoy all the benefits of a higher education.

Yes. It's part of the job of parenting to push your kids to complete courses and strive to do well. It's important to link those efforts with both tangible and intangible rewards.

Let your kids know how your own efforts and education have paid off for you - not just monetarily, but in quality of life, and self esteem. Make sure that they understand the tie-in between successfully completing tasks, and developing stamina and perseverance that will serve them later in life. It's not always easy to see the tangible and intangible rewards of excelling in school, so by discussing and demonstrating those results in our own life, we're being good role models for our kids.

...but I like the word "encouraging" more than the word "nagging. " ;-p .

Depends on what you mean by "push" and how old they are. Generally, anything that feels like pressure or coercion runs the risk of producing something opposite of the desired effect. The key is to *motivate* them to complete courses and get good grades.

That usually has more to do with reward than punishment or pressure. Find what they will work for in exchange for better efforts in school - hold that out to them as a reward for hitting specific, targeted goals (i.e. , a "B" in math, as opposed to "do better").

Younger kids need more proximal goals than older kids (i.e. , "a 'B' on your next math quiz" rather than an end grade of "B" in the whole class) - but the attendant rewards can be smaller (a small toy, stay up late that weekend, have a friend over for a sleep over, etc. ). Just be aware that what a given child will work hard for will change over time, and you need to adapt your motivational scheme to keep up.

What works one month or one year may not work as well (or at all) the next. But, that's a challenge to you as a parent.Be creative, experiment, and talk to your child about the plan. They need to know exactly what it is and exactly what is expected of them for it to succeed.

Maybe. But doing that might not help them to know WHY they should care and HOW to do better. You might want to instead do two things:1) Sell them on the importance/usefulness of the specific school subject.2) Offer to hire tutors.

If you simply nag them, then it might feel like criticism. Then, if you try to tutor them yourself, that will seem like more criticism. Your kids might resist you, if you try that approach.

If so, your kids will suffer from it. Every kid should be motivated but not pressured. Discover your child's strengths and talents along with him or her, and build on that allowing your child to have some choice.

Taking choice away from any human being makes them angry and resentful. And, make sure your desires for your kids and for them and not to make you look or feel better.

A better way would be to motivate, encourage and inspire them. Here's an excellent book to readNurturing The Winner & Genius In Your Childhttp://tinyurl.com/242zydd com/242zydd.

Absolutely. That's the job of a parent, not to be a friend. Most children will not possess an adequate internal motivation until long after they are out of school, so they need to be externally motivated - their friends aren't going to do it, most teachers have too much of a work load, and are busy teaching to the lowest common denominator that they won't care - so that only leaves the parents.

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If so, your kids will suffer from it. Every kid should be motivated but not pressured. Discover your child's strengths and talents along with him or her, and build on that allowing your child to have some choice.

Taking choice away from any human being makes them angry and resentful. And, make sure your desires for your kids and for them and not to make you look or feel better. Desertdr12 63 months ago.

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