My wife and I often disagree on the best approach for motivating our college drop out son. I wonder if ther are an books or courses that might address the motivational issues.
To get started, it sometimes works to start a thread, and progress references as I go.
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If he has adhd and dropped out because it was too much of a struggle, support him in getting the help or medicine he needs. If that isn't the problem I have a simple recommendation: Just let him support himself for a while.
He will either be able to support himself and be happy in a non-professional job or he will decide he needs more education to have the kind of job and life he wants.
I don't have any advice my two daughters will be going in the fall do you have any advice for me and what should i expect????
Our son also has ODD tendencies, Oppositional Defiant Disorder. Meds have not worked. Professional assitance has, so far, been rejcted. Tutors and Counselors have been rejcted. Money is accepted with some hesitation.
Dear Twingle 9098:
Time management and avoiding procrastination are imortant. If you can set up resources for your college daughters, such as tuotors, or study team clubs. Some sorrorities are good with special help for homework, papers study and test preparation, I was unable to do any of these ideas, but I did make some attempt.
Maybe if you can get them introduced early to a tutor, or study resource center, so they will have that in the back of their mind when studies get tough. I really did not even have the social skills to adjust my Ego to accept offers of tutoring help. when I had trouble in college, myself.
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I don't know if this will be any help, but I recommend The Myth of Laziness by Dr. Mel Levine. It will not offer any instant-fix approaches, but may offer a great deal of insight into what might be the root cause of the lack of motivation you see in your son.