Rewards & Bribes
“Come on, Johnny! P-L-E-A-S-E!?” … {PAUSE} … {repeat 3-10 times} … “I’ll give you a ______ if you do it!” Many parents reward children’s good behavior or use bribes to entice children to cooperate. Such rewards can easily turn into bribes. Bribes are gifts or payments which manipulate or influence someone to take a particular action. Rewards pay children for behaving in a desirable way. Most parents bribe their children because they want to distract the child and get the child to buy into what the parent wants the child to do. Most parents... (Read More ...)