Make sure to tune in first thing tomorrow morning for the latest Monday Consult. I've got some ideas from an expert for Susan K, who asked last week:

How do you motivate a kid to do better in school. I am a single mom to a 12 y.o. boy who is very smart, but much like I was at that age, he is lazy. Punishments (no computer, tv, or video games) and bribes (when we get our few hundred bucks from the gov't this summer, we can go on vacation - you can pick where we go - within reason) aren't working as well as I would have hoped. Nor is the promises of having the most awful summer of his life by making him do chores, not only around our house, but for everyone who lives in our building - ALL SUMMER! How can you motivate them to do well in school/life just because - not for a reward or to escape punishment! Any suggestions?

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