My son is 14 years old and is in the 8th standard. He is not interested in his studies at all and wants to play all the time.What should I do... pls help…

This is a common problem meghnaroy, and many parents go through this problem, I also thought I was going to have this problem with my children, but things got resolved in time.
What I would suggest to you is that maybe you should get a study partner for your son, which always helps and doing things together is always fun for any age group and even the boring of things can seem to be fun!
You can try to involve yourself with your son and study with him, help him with his work, give company whatever you may want to call this.
Another option is that you can tell him to prioritize his work, such as studies, playing time, watching tv etc. You may need to be a strict on this but its something which can work, if you explain that he has to spend at least 2 hours (or required amount) for study then he can do whatever he wants, this may help him in understanding.

Dont worry meghnaroy, I'm sure these solutions will help!

Anything else just ask and do update on the development!

I understand the trouble faced by you. Even I had the same problem with my child. I had tried talking to him, discussing his future plans, even scolding him at times. But none of these paid off. Later I realised that if I need to teach a child, I got to think like a child. If my child is interested in playing, I should try to make education more fun. So I started taking him to museums, science exhibitions, etc. Also we started to play scrabble and many mini mathematics games. I also enrolled him for a Space Camp trip at Astronaut Training Experience for Children. Here he not only learnt basic physics and maths related to astronomy, but he also got to perform hands-on astronaut training. Through such activities I tried to get his interest back in studies and I was successful. In fact after the space camp he has developed a keen interest in maths and science. Today he is doing pretty well in school, and has also become mature enough to understand the importance of education.
Try them out and let me know if the suggestions helped!

Well, i think, there is no way one could force a child to study. Children are full of energy and excitment about new things and this makes it difficult for them to sit for hours and concentrate. The only way out of this problem is to make the studies fun and exciting which will help to embibe their interest.

Some kids just don't like to study or put much effort into school. I think it starts when they are younger. You should always try to make learning fun for kids. Start them young.
My daughter is 12 and is in 7th grade. She loves school for the social interaction (friends). She hates to study. However she knows if she doesn't do well then she doesn't get to do things with friends.
I also help her when needed and make it fun for the most part.
Good luck!

Why not give an intrinsic motivation to them? Giving them a motivation on there studies is very important. Like telling them that if they will study, they will get something in return, perhaps a new mobile phone.

Children loves to play, right? They always think of playing all day. Whenever my child would feel uninterested with his studies, I would usually play with him first. He loves to play video games so I would play with him however, with time limit of course. After that, I would promise to play with him again after he has done his assignment. For me, it's quite effective.

Yes that's a great idea. Kids love to play and who doesn't? They're just enjoying their youth. You can't nag your child it will only makes things worse. Befriend your child, set some standards like homework first before play. You can just give him rewards to motivate him in studying more.

One more idea in making children study is to remind their motto and aim in studies, like if they study, they would become Doctors, put a stethoscope around their neck and treat patients, if they become engineers, they would plan for huge buildings, if they become pilot, they would fly in air, so like this things if we make them imagine they will certainly have their mind on them and go for studying by themselves, help them to have combined studies with their friends and discuss with them too.

I believe one way to create interest in the studies is to take the time and see first how well they understand the subject and from there turn the study time into an activity/game time. Any subject can be turned into a an interesting activity time - thus, not making the child feel like they are doing a chore and this way they can also understand what they are doing better.

The moment a child doesn't understand something they loose interest. If science, for instance, doesn't make sense to a child it would be helpful to take him to Expo's or museums where things are made practical. Memorizing something you don't understand is a nightmare for anyone. We have to remember that there will always be subjects that would be of more interest to children. Some kids will love the art and drama class but hates math or science. Even though you can never change their main interest you can try to make the hated subjects more fun.

I would really say it's time to sit down with him and have a good talk about why he's not into it and all of that. Let him know it's really important and that you wanna see him do well.

If that doesn't work then start taking away things he likes. Make rules, like maybe he has to come home, eat and finish his homework before he can do anything else. This way, his games will be a reward and not just something that he thinks he can do whenever he wants

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I am also a student and having same problem but i think you should discuss this problem to your son. Ask him, his future planning and tell him that life is not easy. You should tell him the reality of life. Don't give pressure on him. The another way is that you should think like a child. Help him in all his work like playing, studying, home work etc. I hope this will work.....
And take it lightly...