I've found out how to motivate my 16 year old

[Upgradable]

I just told her if she finishes her online summer school classes (due by end of July) with a B then I will do a jewelry project for her.

This does not bode well for her future significant others.

 

[tigian]

That would motivate me! Can you adopt me, Uppy?
On a more serious note, do you have any ideas on the project? Does she have any ideas on what she would like?

 

[movie zombie]

re the significant others: perhaps it will help her to thin the herd...........which might be a good thing?

mz

ps great idea, btw!

 

[oranges]

i wish you were my parent when i was in high school!!!!! i would be banging out straight 100's!!

 

[Callisto]

Aw I'm jealous!

My SO's dad made a deal with SO's younger brother that if he got straight A's he would get a tattoo and pay for SO's brother to get the tattoo he's been talking about FOREVER. His brother was super close last semester too.... We're all shocked as his dad is not exactly the tattoo type. Apparently he's decided he'd get a wedding band tattooed on if he loses the deal.

 

[Tacori E-ring]

I am also willing to be adopted

 

[rhbgirl24]

DAMN! I got straight As, wish I had that as motivation!

Yay!

 

[tyty333]

Yeh, but how do I motivate a 16 year old BOY?

A jewelry project with my daughter would be great fun but she's only 6. So...usually the most tacky, garish, oversized
piece of jewelry is the winner! Sure hope her taste change in the next 8-10 years.

 

[kittybean]

Uppy, I wish you were my mom! In all seriousness, my mom was great, but I got straight A's throughout my school career, and all my parents gave me was an encyclopedic dictionary. Oh, and since I didn't want to lug it to my out-of-state university, they still have it in their house.

Your daughter must be thrilled. Any idea what the project might entail?

 

[Upgradable]

We've been big about trying to let her learn her own lessons so have not hovered over her and let her make decisions and receive the consequences. The problem with that is when the consequences are so far down the road that she has trouble internalizing them.

She is a very bright and perceptive young lady, but after getting her drivers' licence in January her grades dropped significantly for the second semester of her sophomore year. She didn't cop to it until the semester finished, and ended up with two C's on her report card. She agreed to retake the second semester of her US History and Geometry online this summer to raise the grades. Well, the deadline for completion is this Friday and she's only about 1/4 through!

She's been told if she doesn't finish she loses her car, her cellphone, is not allowed to participate in extra curricular activities, and is grounded for the 1st nine week grading period of the upcoming school year. That didn't seem to motivate her enough. The thought of being able to do a jewelry project though...... we've struck GOLD!

 

[soocool]

My DD is 17 and she is a senior. Luckily. I don't have to hover over her, but I do check on her updates on her long term projects. Her school send home interim reports so I always know how she is doing. She is a straight A student, but sometimes those A's are right on the brink of a B+. (she hopes she gets a scholarship) I am just worried that she may slack off in her senior year as many do.

She is taking AP courses so she has lots of homework over the summer. She has a whiteboard in her room that she uses to keep track of her progress with due dates for the stuff she has to complete. It has kept her right on track. I sure hope she doesn't see this thread or she may try to get a little "bling" out of me.

 

[Upgradable]

My DD is 17 and she is a senior. Luckily. I don't have to hover over her, but I do check on her updates on her long term projects. Her school send home interim reports so I always know how she is doing. She is a straight A student, but sometimes those A's are right on the brink of a B+. (she hopes she gets a scholarship) I am just worried that she may slack off in her senior year as many do.

She is taking AP courses so she has lots of homework over the summer. She has a whiteboard in her room that she uses to keep track of her progress with due dates for the stuff she has to complete. It has kept her right on track. I sure hope she doesn't see this thread or she may try to get a little "bling" out of me.

Would she be willing to move to Oklahoma and bunk with my daughter for about nine weeks? I'll do a jewelry project for her too!!!!

 

[soocool]

My DD is 17 and she is a senior. Luckily. I don't have to hover over her, but I do check on her updates on her long term projects. Her school send home interim reports so I always know how she is doing. She is a straight A student, but sometimes those A's are right on the brink of a B+. (she hopes she gets a scholarship) I am just worried that she may slack off in her senior year as many do.

She is taking AP courses so she has lots of homework over the summer. She has a whiteboard in her room that she uses to keep track of her progress with due dates for the stuff she has to complete. It has kept her right on track. I sure hope she doesn't see this thread or she may try to get a little "bling" out of me.

Would she be willing to move to Oklahoma and bunk with my daughter for about nine weeks? I'll do a jewelry project for her too!!!!

She said she can be packed by tomorrow!

 

[Dancing Fire]

Yeh, but how do I motivate a 16 year old BOY?

A jewelry project with my daughter would be great fun but she's only 6. So...usually the most tacky, garish, oversized
piece of jewelry is the winner! Sure hope her taste change in the next 8-10 years.

easy...find him a 16 yr old girl.

 

[yssie]

Yeh, but how do I motivate a 16 year old BOY?

A jewelry project with my daughter would be great fun but she's only 6. So...usually the most tacky, garish, oversized
piece of jewelry is the winner! Sure hope her taste change in the next 8-10 years.

easy...find him a 16 yr old girl.

::snort!::

 

[Upgradable]

Yeh, but how do I motivate a 16 year old BOY?

A jewelry project with my daughter would be great fun but she's only 6. So...usually the most tacky, garish, oversized
piece of jewelry is the winner! Sure hope her taste change in the next 8-10 years.

easy...find him a 16 yr old girl.

NOT MINE!

 

[Dancing Fire]

Yeh, but how do I motivate a 16 year old BOY?

A jewelry project with my daughter would be great fun but she's only 6. So...usually the most tacky, garish, oversized
piece of jewelry is the winner! Sure hope her taste change in the next 8-10 years.

easy...find him a 16 yr old girl.

NOT MINE!

why not? i'm sure he is a very nice boy.

 

[movie zombie]

he can't afford her jewelry habit...now being finely honed by mom's offer.

mz

 

[Upgradable]

he can't afford her jewelry habit...now being finely honed by mom's offer.

mz

Well, at least it seems to be working! She worked on her homework until 1 am, then got up this morning and went into the computer lab and took a test. I'm keeping my fingers crossed!

 

[Luckyeshe]

What awesome motivation, Uppy! I wish I got this kind of motivation too! I'm on the same boat with the PSer who was given an encyclopedia!

 

[Haven]

That's awesome, Uppy! I wish my parents had taken notice of my performance in high school, and while I probably would have responded to any attention at all, a jewelry project would have been AWESOME motivation!

And, she'll have great memories of creating the piece with you whenever she looks at it. Oh, so much fun!

 

[Upgradable]

Well, she was up til 4am this morning, tried to sleep a little, and was back at it at 8. She took two more tests this morning. However, it looks like there is no way she is going to be able to finish the Geometry with higher than a C (which is what she earned the first go around). I told her that since that was the case, she should stop worrying about that class all together and just focus on raising her grade on History. With the diminished workload at least she'll be able to get some sleep tonight.

 

[OUpearlgirl]

Aww, I'm sorry that class isn't going to work out as you had hoped!

You can adop me! I'm local and I don't have expensive taste in jewelry at all. Nu uh!

 

[ZestfullyBling]

That would surely motivate me. I LOVE jewelry projects! That's the key! Using what motivates our kids to stimulate exceptional results!

 

[Upgradable]

Aww, I'm sorry that class isn't going to work out as you had hoped!

You can adop me! I'm local and I don't have expensive taste in jewelry at all. Nu uh!

I already HAVE adopted you!!!! And we're working on acquiring all that pretty bling for you, now aren't we?