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Raising a self-starter, over 100 tips for parents and teachers, Elizabeth Hartley-Brewer

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Raising a self-starter, over 100 tips for parents and teachers, Elizabeth Hartley-Brewer

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-211)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Raising a self-starter

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

53178638

Responsibility statement

Elizabeth Hartley-Brewer

Sub title

over 100 tips for parents and teachers

Table Of Contents

What is motivation? -- Self-esteem : the heart of motivation -- The five stages of motivation -- Start from who they are, not who you want them to be -- Help them to feel good about themselves -- Support and encourage, don't control or push -- Children need to be noticed : praise and rewards -- Make it safe to make mistakes -- Build confidence through competence -- Make it fun, relevant and bite-size -- The motivating power of choice : encouraging responsibility -- Keeping it sweet : managing success -- Silver linings : managing failure -- Curiosity rules! : handling questions -- Golden threads : making connections -- Co-operate to motivate -- The impact of stress -- Peer pressure : friends or foes? -- The dejected child--"I'm just useless!" -- Good times, bad times : problems at school -- The gifted child

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