So Kaiming tells me to stop associating with the “losers” that play online games.
But I genuinely want to help! And I have also been struggling on motivation for a while. At what point and someone simply just not care?
I have been reading parenting forums in my leisurely time. In the developed world, so many parents are experiencing rebellious teenage behaviour. But I am more interested in the motivation factor. Sometimes there are such good kids, good character, good heart, but they simply believe that learning is not their calling, and are unmotivated to do anything. All I can offer is my encouragement, but it saddens me deeply that unmotivation can get to that serious a stage.
When I have my own children, what steps can I take to help them to be motivated? What is it in the upbringing that causes one to be lazy? Is it too much money, too well a life? Or is it like my dad say, because my grandmother (or anyone else for that matter) did everything for me? Why do some parents experience some wonderful, bright students with totally unmotivated siblings? There’s a book called “Bright Kids, poor grades”, that I want to read.
I finally get what is wrong with Ballas. Like me, he is too self centered. The key is to teach your children not to think just for themselves.