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Unmotivated 16 Year Old
Asked by J.Y. from Pittsburgh
on January 10, 2009
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My 16 year old daughter is very smart, but is very unmotivated to complete her school work, therefor seems to be running a C average in almost everything. I speak to h...
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- J.: I suffered from depression since age 14...at that age I had counseling, but no meds (at that time my parents believed I just "needed Jesus"...that's why I commend...
- Aside from something 'mental' going on, it's possible that she may need one-on-one help because she may not be 'getting it'. You could look into a tutoring school... I...
- Sometimes people are conditioned to be what they hear people calling them. So if she hears that she is lazy, unmotivated, depressed. Then she feels that is who she i...
Ready for Empty Nest
Asked by K.C. from Lansing
on September 24, 2006
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I have a 19 year old daughter who just doesn't seem to be motivated to move on with life. No apsirations for college. Unemployed. My 15 year old son has asked me wh...
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- Hi K., My son is 19 teen also and my exhusband is out of the picture also.He is very bright and will go far in life.But when ask to get a job he says im nag...
- College is not for everyone. It is also very expensive. Your daughter should not go unless she's really ready. She'll just end up failing out or dropping out. Mayb...
- K.- Well I can tell you from personnel experience that you do need to lay down a few ground rules. I dont have kids that age but I was that age about 6 yrs ago. My m...
