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Smart Parenting: How to motivate the unmotivated
Strengthen belief in self
A positive belief system in a child, cultivated through encouragement and influence, can help him or her work enthusiastically towards achieving a goal
When a child believes he or she is not good in his or her studies and has low self-confidence, the child is unlikely to want to work hard in school.
This may then lead to poor results and that causes a negative spiral which continues to impact his or her motivation.
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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on August 02, 2021, with the headline Strengthen belief in self. Subscribe
