Drive: 9 Ways to Motivate Your Kids to Achieve Book

Acknowledgments     ix
Your Child's Future     1
The Driving Test: How Motivated Is Your Child?     23
1-Be a Pathfinder: Gather the Info That Really Makes a Difference     35
2-Increase Risk: Take Away the Plastic Bubble     57
3-Decrease Rewards: Allow Life's Natural Consequences to Take Hold     71
4-Deschedule: Encourage Joy, Imagination, and Creativity     91
5-Reduce Comfort: Counteract the Immense Abundance and Indulgence of Our Culture     109
6-Delay Gratification: Resist the Quick Fixes of the Lottery, Game Shows, and Reality TV     127
7-Encourage Accomplishment: Create a Sense of Self through True Achievement     141
8-Control the Crowd: Use Peers for Positive Influence and Independence     159
9-Create a Sense of Purpose: Make Life Meaningful     175
Put Your Child in the Driver's Seat: Apply the Lessons of Drive     193
Index     215