The Science of Motivating Your Kids (And Any Young Adult)

The Art of Manliness

Society & Culture, Education, Philosophy

4.7 • 14.5K Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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The source of these challenges is often chalked up to the underdeveloped brains and hormones that tweens through young twenty-somethings possess. But my guest would say that what’s more to blame is the ineffective way mentors often approach young adults. David Yeager is a developmental psychologist and the author of 10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young People: A Groundbreaking Approach to Leading the Next Generation—And Making Your Own Life Easier. Today on the show, David and I discuss the “mentor’s dilemma” — the idea that you either have to be a tough authoritarian who holds young adults to high standards or a softie push-over who doesn’t crush a kid’s spirit — and how to navigate through this unnecessary dichotomy. David explains the critical importance of understanding what really drives young adults, what approaches cause them to shut down and disengage, and the best practices that parents, teachers, and other mentors can take to leave young adults feeling inspired, enthusiastic, and ready to contribute.

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0:00.0	Brett McKay here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness
0:10.2	podcast if you're a parent, teacher, coach, or manager who lives, loves and works with tweens, teens, and 20-somethings,
0:18.0	you know that young people sometimes act in seemingly head-scratching ways that you don't always feel like you're being listened to
0:23.2	and that it can be frustrating to try to guide them and acting towards positive ends.
0:26.7	The source of these challenges is often chalked up to the underdeveloped brains and
0:30.6	hormones that tweens through young 20-something's possess.
0:33.4	And my guests would say that what's more to blame is the ineffective way mentors often approach
0:37.3	young adults.
0:38.3	David Yeager is a developmental psychologist and the author of 10 to 25,
0:42.2	the science of motivating young people, a
0:44.3	groundbreaking approach to leading the next generation, making your own life easier.
0:48.3	Today in the show, Dave and I discuss the mentor's dilemma. The idea you either have to be a tough authoritarian who holds young adults to high standards or a
0:56.0	softy pushover who doesn't crush a kid's spirit.
0:59.1	How to navigate through this unnecessary dichotomy?
1:01.6	David explains the critical importance of
1:03.0	understanding what really drives young adults, what approaches
1:05.7	causing the shutdown and disengage, and the best practices that parents, teachers,
1:10.1	and other mentors can take to leave young adults feeling inspired,
1:13.0	enthusiastic and ready to contribute.
1:15.0	After shows over, check at our show notes at AIM.IS slash Yeager welcome to the show.
1:24.0	Thanks for having me. All right David Yeager, welcome to the show.
1:34.3	Thanks for having me.
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