19 Ways to Motivate children

1. Let them set their own goals
2. Help them visualize both positive and negative results of achieving or not achieving their goals
3. remember the power of praise
4. Expose them to various activities
5. Expect them to do right
6. believe they can do great things
7. Help them develop a positive self-image
8. Reward them
9. Expose them to people you admire
10. Use the "I Can Do It" Principle
11. Be persistent (not just consistent)
12. Be Enthusiastic
13. Develop strong inner conviction
14. Wait for children to act on their own
15. encouragement and admiration from peers
16. create successful experiences
17. Accountability and Support
18. Use contracts
19. Tender touching and listening

(*Taken from Keys to a Child's Heart, Gary Smalley)