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Many parents are struggling to motivate their children and control their laziness. Today, kids are being easily influenced by technology and quickly forget the important things in their lives. This is where you as a parent should step in. Knowing how to influence your child is crucial for his or her development. According to statistics, the best way to influence your child is through authoritative parenting. If your child looks at you like a warm, accepting, and supportive authority, you have a higher chance to improve his behavior. In order to acquire this authority and affect your child's laziness, you have to know what causes it in the first place. What are the common things that cause laziness in children Every kid is a story for himself, but they all share one common thing, they all love being lazy. This is pretty normal because most of the children don't have a goal and don't feel the pressure from society yet. Believe it or not, almost the same things that make children lazy, make adults lazy too. 1. Spending too much time on technology Technology starts affecting children's brains from a very young age. Even though technology has lots of benefits, there are also many bad sides to it too. Being addicted to technology is something we as adults know really well, but unlike children, we are being aware of its bad sides and we can control the time we spend on those things. When children are introduced to the internet world, suddenly everything else is being boring to them. This is happening because browsing the internet creates enormous amounts of dopamine and that makes other things that create less dopamine boring. For example, watching videos on Youtube creates a lot more dopamine than studying or reading a book. That is why studying and reading are less appealing to children than using the internet. 2. Lack of attention from their parents Not dividing enough time for your children can make them feel insecure and lazy. Children look at parents as their role models, so whatever you do always create time for them. If you are there to distinguish the first signs of laziness, you can actively fight it and avoid further problems in your children's life. Time is arguably the greatest gift you can give to your kids, so use your time wisely. 3. Toxic friends can cause laziness Give greater importance to your children's friends and try to judge their character. Bad behavior spreads like a virus. One toxic friend is enough to influence your children's behavior and turn him into lazy uninterested individual. At first, they will surely think that their friends are really cool with that behavior, but as soon as you see an opportunity, try to separate them. 4. ADHD can cause laziness More than 11% of children in America are diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Make sure your kid is just lazy and doesn't have ADHD. Early discovered Adhd is effectively managed and can be totally eradicated in adulthood. If you see any signs of lack of focus, hyperactivity, daydreaming, and laziness, make sure your kid gets a test from school psychiatrist. Creative tricks to motivate a lazy child Here are a few tips you can use to to effectively motivate a child and make him improve his behavior instantly: 1. Limit The Hours He spends On The Internet By limiting their access to the internet you will cut off any chance where they can become addicted to the internet. As I already mentioned surfing on the web can create lots of uncontrollable amounts of dopamine that affect their decisions. They will soon have no motivation to do less interesting stuff like studying, reading books, playing outside, etc. By limiting their access to high dopamine activities, suddenly less boring activities will be more interesting to them. If something is interesting, motivation will occur naturally. 2. Form a close relationship with your child Children can understand you more than you think. Every parent must form a close relationship with their kids because that way they can be more influential. You should never put yourself in a position where your child doesn't see you as an authority anymore. You should create a parenting style that is characterized by high responsiveness and high demand. 3. Use rewards as a motivation If you know your child's favorite things or activities, use them to your advantage and make your child see them as a reward after he did something beneficial for himself. Also, a great way to motivate your child is by joining him when he is doing his favorite activity. This way he will look at you as an authority and he can share his feelings. That way you can deeply understand his emotions and encourage him to raise his limits. Final Words Everyone wants the best for their child, but sometimes letting him do the mistakes is the greatest way to help him. You can't expect kids to never be lazy, just focus on creating an environment where they can be happy and find what truly matters in their lives. When they set their life purpose and goals, laziness is going to be their last problem.