How to Motivate Children: What the Research Says
Connected Families Podcast
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Every parent knows the feeling: you need the dishes done, the toys picked up, or the laundry folded… and your child is nowhere near motivated to help. What if the key to raising genuinely responsible kids isn’t about enforcing compliance, but about understanding what actually drives motivation from the inside out? In this mini-episode, host Stacy Bellward chats with Katie Wetsell, pediatric nurse turned Connected Families Certified Parent Coach, to explore the brain science and research behind growing responsibility in children. Learn some practical, grace-filled tools you can start using today!
Key Takeaways:
- Motivation can be complicated for all of us, because we are human
- Learn how building kids up in the short term can help with long-term goals of raising capable, responsible adults
- Learn about the three pillars of self-directed motivation
Mentioned in this Podcast:
- The Power of Questions Online Course
- The Entitlement Fix Online Course
- Blog Post – Want to Know Your Child’s Strengths?
- Blog Post – Help! How On Earth Do I Get My Kids to Do Chores?
Check out our website for more resources to support your parenting!
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Guest Bio:
Katie Wetsell has always had a calling on her heart to care for children. She has worked as a pediatric oncology nurse and pediatric nurse practitioner. After experiencing the benefits of parent coaching through Connected Families, Katie later resigned from nursing and became a Certified Parent Coach. She and her husband have four children (three boys and a girl) through birth and adoption. Katie is also trained in SPACE treatment to help parents learn how to support their children struggling with anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders. You can learn more about Katie at parentwithhope.org, and on Facebook @parentwithhopecoach and Instagram @parentwithhopecoach
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