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Is your kid stressed or lacking motivation? What if the antidote was pushing them less and giving them more of a sense of control over their lives?

It doesn't mean giving up your authority as a parent. As elite teen coach, Ned Johnson, explains the science tells us we can help our child sculpt a brain that is resilient, and ready to take on new challenges if we stop taking over.

In his practice he uses science, behavioural therapy and extensive case studies to offer help kids who're struggling with stress, anxiety, or lack of motivation.

His mantra is that as parents, we need to get out of our kids' way. We can only drive our kids so far. At some point, they will have to take control over their own path and our job is to help them develop the skills to do that.

Introducing technology to teenagers: My Substack Big Hug Guide

Learned Helplessness at Fifty: Insights from Neuroscience

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4920136/

Failure to Launch: Ken Rabow

https://www.teenagersuntangled.com/failure-to-launch-what-we-can-learn-from-struggling-young-adults-about-how-to-help-our-teens/

Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain by Dr. John Ratey.

The Tech Exit book: https://www.sheldonpress.co.uk/titles/clare-morell/the-tech-exit/9781399828208/

Never Enough book: https://www.jenniferbwallace.com/about-never-enough

10-25: The Science of Motivating Young People: https://www.teenagersuntangled.com/motivation-how-to-motivate-your-teenager-and-why-blame-and-shame-doesnt-work/

Intrinsic Motivation and Positive Development: Reed Larson https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23259190/

Default Mode Network: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26168472/

Ned on TikTok:

https://www.tiktok.com/@theothernedjohnson/video/7005943445646855429?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1&lang=en

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