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Playful Connection Podcast
This is a podcast where a licensed marriage and family therapist who specializes in working with children and teens will be discussing practical and effective ways for adults to connect with children and teenagers using therapeutic techniques inspired by play therapy. These episodes will come in the form of simple steps of research based skills that you can implement today in order to better connect more meaningfully with the children and teens in your life!
Playful Connection Podcast
57: How to Encourage Intrinsic Motivation
In this episode of the Playful Connection Podcast, Eddie Shin will share four simple and practical tips on how to teach children and teens to develop intrinsic motivation and how doing so will boost your relationship with them.
1. Praise Effort, Not Outcome
2. Give Meaningful Choices
3. Encourage Reflection Over Validation
4. Model Passion and Curiosity
Teaching intrinsic motivation is like helping your child plant a garden inside their heart. At first, you may provide the tools, water, and sunlight—but over time, they learn to tend their own garden. They begin to notice what helps them grow, where their strengths are, and how to bounce back when something doesn’t bloom. And just like any shared garden, the act of tending it together—without taking control—deepens the connection between you. You both learn to trust the process, enjoy the growth, and find meaning in the journey.
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