Stop Cueing, Start Building Motivation

You help your child get started. You remind them what comes next. You guide every

step. And somehow… they lose interest. They stop trying on their own.

They wait for you. What if the way we “help” is quietly doing the opposite? In this video,

we’re going to break down what research shows actually builds real motivation in kids —

and how small shifts in how you help can change everything. In 2023, researchers published

a study in Frontiers in Psychology that looked at something most parents don’t realize they’re

teaching. They weren’t measuring intelligence. They weren’t testing behavior. <break time="0.6s" />

They were observing how children’s motivation changed based on how adults helped. Specifically,