"I want to motivate my son but all I find myself doing is nagging."
The world of the freedom loving teen is tough from their perspective. Teacher-bosses all day long in school and parent-bosses at all other times. "Can you talk to me without nagging?" That's what is on your teen boy's mind. Or, more precisely, "here comes the nagging, blah, blah, blah..."
I know it well. I try not to reference my own children out of deference to their privacy. But, I have a distinct sense when my teen son has tuned me out. I realize during those moments that I have to catch myself and simply talk to him.
So I do. And, I suggest that you try as well.
The world of the freedom loving teen is tough from their perspective. Teacher-bosses all day long in school and parent-bosses at all other times. "Can you talk to me without nagging?" That's what is on your teen boy's mind. Or, more precisely, "here comes the nagging, blah, blah, blah..."
I know it well. I try not to reference my own children out of deference to their privacy. But, I have a distinct sense when my teen son has tuned me out. I realize during those moments that I have to catch myself and simply talk to him.
So I do. And, I suggest that you try as well.
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