Motivate
One challenge of parenting is to have children do what they need to do. Some parents resort to bribes, threats, sarcasm, and promises. According to Dr Ginnott, in the short term it works but these are harmful strategies. Children have the wrong motivation to do what is asked, since they are doing it because of the threats and bribes, and not because of the importance of it. Even worse, these strategies encourage misbehavior. You can see more about positive behavior here . In order to motivate your child to do what they need to do, parents need to encourage good behavior by using appropriate praise. Carol Dweck (2006) mentions that appropriate praise means praising the effort, the process, strategies, and persistence. It helps children want to continue doing and trying new things. This is helpful to their brain, and perspective because they learn that even though a task is hard, they will continue trying ( Sigler and While inappropriate praise is praising their skills, intelligence or ...
