February 26th, 2011 → 5:14 pm @ Nigel
by Shreyans Bhansali Positive Motivation for Kids When you think back on your own childhood, you likely have key memories of your parents offering you either negative or positive motivation. Parents are typically among the most influential figures in children’s lives, and when you are constantly spreading a “can’t do” message to them, that message is internalized and carried for the rest of their lives. It becomes a mantra of sorts, and it can effect if they sit back and watch life go by or if they jump in and take chances that can lead them on the path to success. As a parent, positive motivation is among the most important things you can provide to your child. Every parent wants their child to grow up happy and to lead a successful life, and when you shower your child with motivation and solid energy, you will instill a certain “can do” mindset in your child that will take him or her to incredible heights in life. Consider using motivating words and phrases in key areas of their life from sports games and academics to even their daily tasks like chores and eating all of their green beans. In addition, you will want to make sure that they hear positive and uplifting comments not just spoken to them but spoken to others close to them as well. Children internalize words and actions, and this is especially true when they come from a trusted and loved source such as their parents. As a parent, it is important that you are a source of pos Read More
February 24th, 2011 → 11:10 pm @ Nigel
by pigstubs What to Expect at a Teen Drug Treatment Center Teen rehab programs are giving their all when it comes to treating teens from drug and alcohol addiction. Teens usually suffer from nicotine, alcohol and drug addiction and there is a body of treatment that is attributed to curing all of these problems. There are good amount of medication based treatment to address opiate and nicotine addictions. Buprenorphine hydrochloride or levo-alpha acetyl methadol and Methadone come in the category of non-sedating variety taking the form of non-intoxicating opiates that can take care of opiate dependence by nipping in the bud withdrawal symptoms from opiates like heroin. There is a medicine called Naltrexone that stops the effects of opiates and is quite useful in overdose opiate problems and is used as a long-term treatment procedure. For nicotine addiction treatment, the medications that are used are smoke cessation medicines like Chantix and patches, gums and nasal sprays. An effective antidepressant like Buproprion is also used to decrease patient cravings for nicotine. There are personalized treatments as well for drug addiction among teens. Relapse prevention makes use of methods that can make alterations to behavioral problems that arise due to getting the pangs in the body to take drugs again. When it comes to individualized drug counseling as a part of the teen treatment center program, the counselor has a heart-to-heart chat with the patient, talks about sho Read More
February 23rd, 2011 → 6:27 am @ Nigel
by cygnus921 Motivation: Puppet Or Individual? Motivation comes as a result of having a clearly defined goal to achieve something that you are passionate about. I meet people week in and week out here in Oxford that are thousands of miles away from home studying at the university. Oxford is world famous for turning out some really successful people, such as presidents, prime ministers and CEO’s of large international companies. In fact there are probably students studying there now that will be responsible for massive changes and impacts to the world in their lifetimes. One problem that I hear of from the academics that I help in my clinic is one of a lack of motivation and plenty of procrastination. A massive number of students that do come and see me have arrived at Oxford with no clear definition of what they want from even being there. When asked what they will do with their degree they say that they are not sure and when I ask then why they are studying they tell me that it is what their parents want. This makes me a little concerned as how can we expect motivation and passion to be there when we are trying to achieve something that is someone else’s dreams and goals for us? I really detest the parental war cry of ‘go to university and get good grades so that you can get a secure job’. This is all well and good if children and young adults are allowed to explore their own dreams and aspirations – instead of having to do what their par Read More
February 21st, 2011 → 12:31 pm @ Nigel
by hfabulous How to Change Teen Habits: 7 Simple but Effective Steps Everyone has habits. This includes teens! In fact, we start forming our habits as children and solidify them in our teen years. Unfortunately, many of those harmful habits we formed early in life, while we were still trying to figure out what living was all about, have stuck around. And unless we make a conscious choice to change them, they will continue to be a part of our life. Knowing that habits can break us or make us, parents frequently ask how they can teach their teens (and young children) to develop efficient and productive habits. What are Habits Anyways? To answer the question in the above paragraph, we need to know what habits are. Habits are the behaviours, thoughts, feelings, and attitude we engage in over and over again without thinking. Everyone has routine patterns of behaviour in reaction to specific situations. Yes, teens have formed habits too. Typical negative teen habits include: thinking poorly of themselves with respect to their ability to perform well at school, thinking they do not deserve good things in life, staying friends with disrespectful peers, not keeping promises, acting impulsively and making rash decisions, lacking goals, losing focus on what is important by allowing themselves to be distracted, avoiding commitments and responsibilities, accepting things as they are instead of being proactive, and so on. Habits are NOT Permanent: How to Change Habits About 95% to 99% of Read More
February 19th, 2011 → 4:59 pm @ Nigel
by oedipusphinx — — — — theJWDban Your teen is unmotivated? How to turn your uninterested teen into a success story There are a number of elements necessary for teens (and adults) to succeed in life. To help your teen write his/her own success story, work with your child on the following: Attitude: How would you rate your teen’s attitude? A positive attitude is both healthy and productive. With a positive attitude, your teen will take even the negative circumstances and turn them into positive ones. A healthy attitude can be gained by teaching your teen that not all setbacks are a nuisance. Teach your teen see the bright side of life. Responsibility: Is your teen taking responsibility for his/her actions? Once s/he takes responsibility for his/her actions (the good and the bad) he/she can start connecting the dots of how certain behaviours produce certain results. Responsibility will teach your teen that s/he has complete control over his/her life. What are your teen’s responsibilities at home? Inspiration: Is you teen inspired? Does your teen have enough inspiration around him/her? Inspiration comes from the situations we experience, the people we meet, the mistakes we make, etc. [Note, that TV is not a good source of inspiration]. Without inspiration your teen will feel bored and unproductive, and will experience lowered self-esteem level. Keep your teen active and involved in community events. Remember, everyone needs inspiration. Goals: Can you list Read More
February 18th, 2011 → 3:35 am @ Nigel
by oedipusphinx — — — — theJWDban Eagle Ranch Academy Teaches Motivation with Love versus Fear Recently, families with teens in crisis looking for help options have been frightened by reports that residential treatment centers are cults that torture children. This type of paranoia campaign belies the fact that residential teen help centers are regulated by their states and are required to have actual medical professionals on staff to design and run the program. Here at Eagle Ranch Academy, we offer help to teens 11-17 years old who are struggling with a range of issues, from depression, ADD, ADHD, avoidance issues (running away), drug and alcohol abuse, eating disorders to negative emotional responses (anger, withdrawal). We help them to heal in a loving environment. Our program is run according to Utah state guidelines: We are licensed by the state as a Residential Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center We have a clinical coordinator overseeing all medical personnel Our staff is full of medical professionals, such as: behavioral psychologists, clinical psychologists, medical doctors (MD), nurses, educational psychologists, and psychiatrists. Our staff also has certified professionals who take care of non-medical services related to care, such as: licensed case workers, licensed case managers, licensed fitness instructors, licensed academic instructors. We provide an accredited academic curriculum. Our staff has over 100 years of combined experience. We do not punish our Read More
February 16th, 2011 → 7:51 am @ Nigel
by 31jefe Single and Stay at Home Parents Have Other Business Solutions Our extensive research has identified that many educated individuals who identify a planned path for family development struggle with how to build the family, maintain enough income to thrive and maintain and practice their professional skills. The answer to the issue was overwhelmingly the home-based business – a personal franchise to be more specific. Why? The home-based personal franchise provided easy entry at a low cost, it allowed the stay at home parent to build the business in the daily touch of their activities including daily tasks of managing the household and building parental community. The family benefit from the business in that the home business developer had additional income to allow more spending flexibility and the developer was buying at a wholesale rate for the goods it was consuming so the family was able to experience better products at a lower cost. The professional who entered persoanl franchsing found that building the business kept them stimulated as professionals while they shared that others who had put their careers on hold or had given the up entirely were often bored and non-stimulated. Interestingly we found that people that were building a business from the home were more satisfied with life overall, felt they were living a balanced life and felt financially they were in a better position. As their families grew, so did their business as they were recruiting other Read More
February 14th, 2011 → 1:00 pm @ Nigel
Motivation is Key to Good Health Eating the right food and regular exercise are the basic things recommended by nutritionists and medical experts in order to be healthy. They can never be wrong on that. And people can further improve their odds by providing themselves protection against health and physical injuries. But the thing is, even if people already know of the right formula, success of achieving optimal health rarely transpires. Why? They lack motivation. More than anyone else, it’s you that must motivate yourself. Your attitude is your biggest assets. Positive thinking is extremely important as your thoughts and attitude will influence your plans and actions One way to motivate oneself is to acquire knowledge about how to achieve good health, and keep acquiring knowledge. Being armed with basic information may move you to make the first steps of favorable adjustments, but an even deeper understanding can inculcate in your personality the correct principles that you will strongly believe and practice. You don’t necessarily have to enroll in the medical school and live a life in lab coat and wear those nursing shoes to be able to do that. Medical books in this secular world offer great information, the internet is flooded with facts and new health discoveries, and medical professionals are available to provide more accurate knowledge. You can take advantage of all these for the sake of self motivation. Balance what you learn by not only focusing at Read More
February 10th, 2011 → 10:58 pm @ Nigel
by JSFauxtaugraphy Understanding Motivation So how do you motivate someone? Read on. First we must remove the notion (illusion) that “we” motivate anyone. Each individual motivates themselves, or does not. They will either take action or will not, based on their assessment of the situation and evaluation of their options. We cannot forcibly get anyone to do anything that they themselves do not evaluate, consent to, and take action towards. Each individual is always perfectly motivated. This may at first sound like a strange statement; given the fact that we can probably all think of at least one person we know who seems to have little or no motivation. But its TRUE! Here’s how it works: If a person is lying on a couch, watching TV and eating potato chips they are just as motivated as the so-called “workaholic.” The person lying on the couch perceives doing nothing as leading to pleasure and relaxation, and lack of effort equals ultimate pleasure. The “workaholic” works 12 hour days because he or she believes that the money earned now will allow them to one day lie on the couch and do nothing in luxury later (perhaps for a longer period of time). Or the “workaholic” may feel that hard work equals power, pride, or money, all of which he or she equates to ultimate pleasure. So the person on the couch is seeking pleasure as is the “workaholic,” they are just using two different strategies to get to the same goal (pleasure). The proof of Read More
February 9th, 2011 → 4:52 am @ Nigel
by queenkv Tips On Motivating Your Child How can I motivate my child to study and get good grades? To do his homework? To succeed in school, so that he can go to the best college? To go to college? To practice playing the piano? How can I motivate my child to put in the effort needed to achieve his own goals? What parent does not want to see their child shine, succeed and achieve? What parent doesn’t want to see their child happy? We want to be proud of our child, enjoy his success. I will never forget the day. My son participated in the science faire, and after winning the first place in the local science fair, was sent to participate in the California State Faire. In Los Angeles, thousands of children participated. Children and parents prepared for this events for a whole year, or even longer. Looking around me, I see teams bringing in their huge project boards. Excited parents accompanying their children, carrying their children’s projects. An atmosphere of excitement everywhere. I felt honored just to be there, observe my son participate. After all the efforts that went into this event, now it was the time for the award ceremony. Many thousands of people – participants, parents and guests, sitting in a stadium, watching. Now it is time for “our” category. First the “honorable mention” winner was called to the stage. Then – the 3rd place, 2nd place… and first place. It’s my son’s name. Can you imagine how Read More
