Main description:

*Essential support for parents of children ages 8 to 18 who have gone from exuberant to "malaise-y."
*Motivation is tricky, but this common issue can be tackled using the author's APP system: find what kids have Aptitude for, take Pleasure in, and will Practice.
*A warm and easy read filled with useful checklists, takeaway tips, and copious realistic examples.
*Science-based advice from a Harvard teacher, clinician, and author of the popular Bright Kids Who Can't Keep Up (9781609184728).

Contents:

Introduction
I. Why Some Kids Couldn't Care Less
1. Why Doesn't My Bright Kid Seem to Care about Anything?
2. The Parenting APP for Motivating Kids: Aptitude, Pleasure, and Practice
3. Aptitude: What Are Your Child's Strengths?
4. Pleasure: What Does Your Child Enjoy?
5. Practice: What Does Your Child Persist At?
II. Knowing Your Child-and Yourself
6. Why Understanding Your Child's Unique Qualities Is Important
7. How Your Expectations Can Get in the Way
8. Adjusting Your Parenting Style to Fit the Child You Have
III. Keys to Helping Your Child Care More
9. Set Goals That You Can Both Get Behind
10. Stay Flexible to Keep Your Child Motivated
IV. When You Need Extra Help
11. When to Worry and What to Do
12. Resources
Index