Laziness & Motivation

Getting into the back-to-school routine can be hard for everyone in the house. In the morning, parents are faced with groggy kids who won’t get […]

Are you facing the new school year with dread because you have an unmotivated or underachieving teen or pre-teen? Is your child’s answer to everything, […]

Watching your child fail makes you feel helpless, angry and sad. You worry about everything from your child’s self-esteem and social development to their future […]

A few weeks ago, on the Empowering Parents Facebook page we asked parents to share the one day-to-day thing they find most frustrating about their […]

“I hate school! I’m not going.” If you’re like most parents, you probably take the responsibility of getting your kids to school very seriously and […]

Does Your Child Say This? “I’ll do it later.” When kids act out, they aren’t always confrontational. One way children get around the rules of […]

In Part II of  Motivating Underachievers, James explains what you can do to get your child on track before school starts—and how you can motivate […]

Your teen leaves his dirty clothes all over the house. Instead of getting into another fight with him or nagging him to pick them up, […]

There’s almost nothing as frustrating as dealing with a child or teen who’s unmotivated. You reason, plead, threaten and even fight with them, but nothing […]

Some of the highest rated television series for adolescents and teens today focus on what would happen if society was suddenly thrown into the ultimate […]