Episode 131: Ellen Braaten, PhD – Motivation, Goals, and Expectations

Ellen Braaten is a licensed psychologist and child neuropsychologist. She is the author of the new book Bright Kids Who Couldn’t Care Less, How to Rekindle your Child’s motivation. The book was forwarded by Sheryl Sandburg.  Ellen has a book called Love the Kid You Have, Not the One You Wish You Had This conversation with Ellen is a good one! We talk about what motivation is and what we can do as parents to help our kids feel self-motivated rather than pushing them to do things. What we talked about: 4:15- Introduction to Ellen 7:25- Learning differences 9:30- Talking to our kids about motivation 21:30- The lifelong impact of your parenting 25:00- Timeframe that a child should get a job 32:25- Setting goals with your kids 38:05- Setting expectations with our kids 44:25- Working with a child as they lose motivation 49:35- End of podcast questions Show notes: Time is a Mother Alanna by Tamora Pierce Ellen’s Website Connect with Lindsey:  Lindsey on Instagram Lindsey on Twitter Lindsey on Facebook  Join the I’ll Have Another Facebook Group Support the I’ll Have Another Podcast on Patreon Follow SandyBoy Productions: Sandyboy Productions on Twitter Sandyboy Productions on Instagram SandyBoy Productions Shows:  Why is Everyone Yelling? The Illuminate Podcast The Herban Farmacy Podcast The Ready to Run Podcast Sponsors: Hello Skincare Use code “LindseyH20” for 20% off of your order Previnex Use the code “another” for 15% off