Motivation is not only essential for adults, but also for children.
What they learn as children will have a huge impact on the rest of their lives.
There is no magic formula for motivating children but there are some lessons that have been shown to be effective:

• 1. Set right expectations. Expect your child to succeed, and her chances for success improve greatly. Expect her to come up short, and the odds are that she will. Children are usually keenly aware of how their parents view them, and they often tailor their actions to those views. So it’s very important to have high expectations—and communicate them to your child. It is equally important to base your expectations on your child as an individual who has strengths and weaknesses like all individuals.

• 2. Lead by example. Your kids learn the most from you. If you would like to see certain traits in your children, then lead by example. If you would like them to be motivated and excited about things, do the same. If you would like your children to use goals, you too should use goals in your daily life.

• 3. Encourage him to express his opinion, talk about his feelings, and make choices. He can pick out a side dish to go with dinner and select his own extracurricular activities. Ask for his input on family decisions, and show that you value it. He will be more likely to engage with the material he studies if he is comfortable asking questions and drawing his own conclusions. Read more

Every child has the power to succeed in school and in life and every parent or family member can help. The question is: How can we help our children succeed? The answer comes from a combination of common sense and research about how children learn and about how to prepare them to learn.

Here are some things that you can do to help your child to make the most of that time:

• 1. Encourage Your Child to Read - Helping your child become a reader is the single most important thing that you can do to help the child to succeed in school—and in life. The importance of reading simply can’t be overstated. Reading helps children in all school subjects

• 2. Talk with Your Child - Talking and listening play major roles in children’s school success. It’s through hearing parents and family members talk and through responding to that talk that young children begin to pick up the language skills they will need if they are to do well. For example, children who don’t hear a lot of talk and who aren’t encouraged to talk themselves often have problems learning to read, which can lead to other school problems. In addition, children who haven’t learned to listen carefully often have trouble following directions and paying attention in class. Read more

A baby is born with its brain not yet fully developed and the way it does develop is by experiences. Every time the infant is spoken to, brain connections are made that give the child information about the person or environment, how friendly (or not) people are, that the person will do something for the child, maybe feed it. Later, this wired-up information is used by the brain as knowledge about other people and what the child can expect from people and can give to people.

According to child development experts, here are 10 specific things parents and caregivers can do to stimulate children and ensure healthy development:

1. Be warm, loving and responsive.

Children who receive warm and responsive care giving, such as touching, rocking, talking and smiling, get along better with other children and perform better in school than children who are less securely attached.

2. Ensure your child receives 9 to 10 hours of sleep each night .

To absorb core learning skills such as those required for reading, math and other tasks of memory, children require adequate sleep. A recent national survey has shown that 60 percent of children under the age of 18 complain of being tired during the day. Adequate sleep contributes to several important learning, emotional, behavioral and performance-related functions and children who do not get adequate sleep, unlike adults, can behave as if they have attention deficit and hyperactivity disorders.

3. Talk, read and sing to your child.

Talk and sing about daily events. Read stories in a way that encourages older babies and toddlers to participate by answering questions, pointing to what they see in a book or by repeating rhymes and refrains.

4. Feed your child breakfast everyday

Children get about one-fourth of their nutrient needs from breakfast, and research shows that skipping breakfast impairs children’s performance in school. Among the effects are decreased attention span and ability to concentrate, restlessness, less energy and enthusiasm, and poor academic achievement.
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