How to Get the Best Out of Kids

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4.4 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Trying to control your kids' behavior doesn't work. Dr. Laura shares a better option! Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com

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0:00.0	Thanks for listening to my Call of the Day podcast. You can hear my live radio program Monday through Friday from 2 to 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Sirius XM Triumph 11.
0:11.3	Laura, welcome to the program. Thank you, Dr. Schlesinger. It's an honor and privilege to be with you.
0:18.6	Thank you. How can I help? Well, Dr. Laura, I have an 11-year-old daughter,
0:25.4	and I also have a 10-year-old daughter, fifth and sixth grade, and my 11-year-old daughter...
0:30.6	Are you just... Hold on. Are you married to their dad? Yes. Yes, I am. Happily. Do you and your husband like each other?
0:40.2	Love each other.
0:41.8	Okay, then.
0:43.3	Continue.
0:44.7	I just want to know if we're dealing with any shit in that department.
0:48.6	Okay, go ahead.
0:50.8	No.
0:51.6	My 11-year-old, you know, overall, she's a good kid.
0:55.2	She's dyslexic.
0:56.7	She struggles in school, but teachers rave about her of her work ethic.
1:01.9	And, you know, she's a great kid.
1:03.4	She's got a lot of friends.
1:05.0	But at home, I have a very difficult time getting her motivated, getting up in the morning.
1:12.1	Okay. That's why you're having, that's why you're having trouble, because you're doing exactly the opposite of what you're supposed to do.
1:22.7	Not supposed to get her motivated. That's got to come from within her. You can't make it happen.
1:30.0	You have to set up an environment which makes her really want to do these certain things
1:36.5	because there's a positive payoff that she wants. Okay. To set up an environment. I remember a million years ago, this woman came on.
1:48.2	It was hysterical.
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