Motivating an “Unmotivated” Child or Teen with ADHD

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“I’ll do it later.” “I don’t feel like it.” “This is so stupid.”
Does this sound familiar? Many parents struggle with getting their children to do homework, do household chores, go out to play, get a part-time job, or socialize with family or friends. When a child with ADHD lacks motivation, it isn’t because they are lazy. There are many reasons kids lack motivation, including ADHD and coexisting conditions. Parents may become concerned that a lack of motivation will lead to bigger problems later in life like behavioral challenges, trouble earning a living, having healthy relationships, and even substance abuse.
In this presentation, you will learn the reasons why your child struggles with motivation and positive parenting strategies that you can use to support your child.
Objectives
Upon completion of this webinar, you will be able to:
Name the potential reasons that a child seems unmotivated.
Recognize realistic expectations based on a child’s developmental level.
Understand ways to help your child when they are struggling with motivation.
Jeffrey Sprague, PhD, is an academic expert in school violence, school safety, positive behavior interventions and supports, multi-tiered support systems, alternative education, and juvenile delinquency prevention and treatment. At the University of Oregon, he is a professor of special education and the director of the University of Oregon Institute on Violence and Destructive Behavior.
Sprague is a contributor to Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools, and the 1998, 1999, and 2000 President’s Annual Report on School Safety. He has written a book on crime prevention through environmental design for school administrators and another on school safety. He recently completed a research project from the National Institute in Drug Abuse to conduct the first randomized control trial of the effects of positive behavior supports in middle schools. He is also co-principal investigator on five Institute of Education Sciences Goal 2 development projects focusing on PBIS in schools, response to intervention for behavior, classroom management, student self-management, and PBIS implementation in juvenile justice settings.
This webinar is provided by CHADD’s National Resource Center on ADHD and is supported by Cooperative Agreement Number NU38DD005376 funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).---------------
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) was founded in 1987 in response to the frustration and sense of isolation experienced by parents and their children with ADHD. Learn more at: chadd.org
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15 июл 2024

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@amandatribou4465 Год назад

Hi. Thank you for this presentation. My daughter, 16 years old is ADD. I left the H out, since most of the time she doesn’t want to do or go anywhere. She struggles with depression and anxiety. Therapy and medication have helped some, but she struggles to complete school assignments. She’s in honors and AP classes as well as arts classes. The work load is heavy. She’s disappointed if she gets anything except an A for a grade. However, though she seems to care about grades, she lacks the motivation to complete or sometimes start assignments. She’s tried changing her environment, using a planner and having me as an accountability partner. She told me she was keeping up, but had a breakdown at the end of the grading period because she had 10 zeros in a class and had a day to complete the work she didn’t fully understand. Her teacher, being very compassionate sat down with her and helped her with the assignments. She has a 504 in place at school, but I worry about the mental toll of her repeating this every grading period. I want her to not overload her class schedule, but it’s worse if she’s in average classes, because of the behavioral issues in most of those classes. Are there any alternatives to repeating this each school year? Are there specialist that can help my daughter and I understand ADD better to find a balance so she’s functional, content, comfortable and happy? Any advice is appreciated.

@edcollier2526 2 года назад

How do you do that with a teenager who continually does the wrong thing? Skips school, disobeys house rules when parents are not around, puts off classwork and always has missed papers or poor grades (even though we know he can do much, much better). Hard to say positive things when 99% of the time his actions are incorrect.

@jrubio7339 2 года назад

My son was like that. Meds improved it. He could leave behind rejection disease. But he still lacks motivation. Because of that I'm going to listen to this now.

@edcollier2526 2 года назад

@@jrubio7339 Not sure I fully understand your response?

@edcollier2526 Год назад

@Debbie well, we moved the family back into one household (lived separate for better school district), that decision ended up being wrong for our family. Discoved my son needs a male figure in his daily life. Not just remote conversation, but the physical presence. Started explaining in more detail why I was making certain decisions and we also started doing mechanical projects together. Life is very good for all of us right now! Very blessed and thankful!