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Build Math Minds: Teach Math in New, Creative Ways

Build Math Minds: Teach Math in New, Creative Ways

by Lemi-Ola Erinkitola | Jul 26, 2019 | Attention, Confidence, Focus, Growth Mindset, Homework, Homework Help

Recently, I  was featured as a guest on Build Math Minds, a popular podcast for parents and teachers who want to teach math in new and creative ways. It was such an honor to sit down with Christina to discuss the different ways we can make math fun and accessible....
How to Motivate the Unmotivated Child: Power

How to Motivate the Unmotivated Child: Power

by Lemi-Ola Erinkitola | Jul 20, 2019 | Attention, Confidence, Focus, Growth Mindset, Homework, Homework Help

The sixth and final strategy in our 6-part series on motivation is power. While this might seem like a strange tool, you’ll learn how to use power in a safe, effective way that helps your child stay motivated. The word “power” may bring up negative connotations (such...
How to Motivate Your Unmotivated Child: People

How to Motivate Your Unmotivated Child: People

by Lemi-Ola Erinkitola | Jul 20, 2019 | Attention, Confidence, Focus, Growth Mindset, Homework, Parent tips

Grappling with an umotivated child can be frustrating. That’s why we’ve been diving into six different strategies you can use to encourage your child to take action – even when they’re faced with activities they don’t enjoy. So far, we’ve looked at praise, projects,...
How to Motivate the Unmotivated Child: Prizes

How to Motivate the Unmotivated Child: Prizes

by Lemi-Ola Erinkitola | Jul 20, 2019 | Attention, Back to School, Focus, Growth Mindset, Homework, Homework Help

So far, in our series about how to motivate your child, we’ve talked about praise, projects, and prestige. Next up, we’re going to focus on prizes. As an adult, you’re likely familiar with using prizes to motivate yourself. For example, you might bike to work and then...
How to Motivate Your Child With Prestige

How to Motivate Your Child With Prestige

by Lemi-Ola Erinkitola | May 19, 2019 | Attention, Confidence, Growth Mindset, Self esteem

Throughout this series, we’ve touched on how daunting it can be to motivate your child, especially when they show little interest in the topic at hand. Often, we want our children to be intrinsically motivated to do their best – but that isn’t the reality. Instead,...
How to Motivate the Unmotivated Child: Praise

How to Motivate the Unmotivated Child: Praise

by Lemi-Ola Erinkitola | Mar 19, 2019 | Attention, Confidence, Growth Mindset, Homework, Homework Help, Parent tips

Motivating your child can feel like a challenging task. When your child is unfocused, frustrated, or overwhelmed it can be difficult to encourage them to become excited and interested. We have good news for you: your child can become motivated to focus on their goals,...
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