[Tomte]

Forbid it.

[Broken_Hippo]

That doesn't always work, though. My parents forbidding me from doing something I already wasn't interested in just gave me a good excuse to not do it. Besides, it isn't something that is entirely feasible if any classwork covers it.

[gbarc888]

that's pretty much the best way to get kids to do anything.

"Whatever you do, son, don't read this Calculus textbook. And you are not allowed to eat these vegetables."

[colejohnson66]

When I was younger, if my parents told me not to eat vegetables, I’d be happy. I was already refusing to eat them.

[lern_too_spel]

Alternatively, make it a reward. "If you make your bed, we'll make a computer game."