What causes kids to lose motivation, and what can we do about it? Psychologist and learning expert Ellen Braaten explains that kids who have lost the will to do anything (other than play video games) ...

As an internationally renowned teen life coach, I wake up to the same email every day: “My child’s grades have fallen off a cliff. They used to get all As. Now they’re getting Cs…and worse. Can you ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - One local faith-based non-profit organization is finding their way to give back to the community. Motivation Begins with your Mindset is ‘kickin off’ their second ‘Kicks for ...

“I’m just bad at math” is a phrase I adopted early in my school career. A straight-A student who filled endless notebooks with observations about the world around me, the way numbers were presented by ...

Back in April, I wrote a post in defense of (the right) punishments. Now I’m back to defend praise. Praise has gotten some really bad press and is on the parenting behavior chopping block. Sweeping ...