Do you have adult kids who act like adult slugs and are unmotivated? Is it alright to let your children’s behavior slip a little when they are under stress or change? Dr. Leman’s got the answers to these questions on this episode!
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Question #1 Mary:
Why won’t my kids work at their jobs? My 17 and 20 year old boys just aren’t very ambitious about getting shifts at work. What do I do?
Dr. Leman’s Answer:
I say that you should, “let your parental well run dry”!
In other words, stop giving them things and money. If they get everything they need from you, there will be no motivation to get out and work.
In order to do this, you will need to be firm in your determination and draw a “line in the sand” to establish that this is a new day!
Question #2 Becky:
Since we have moved my kids are wild and crazy. Shall I let things slide, or stay consistent?
Dr. Leman’s Answer:
Well, kids don’t like change. It is important to remember that they thrive on the mundane.
Stay consistent as you can with all the other changes going on around them.
If you coddle them, it pays off their whining!