I recently read something interesting about reward systems: The greater the reward for an activity, the more we’re programmed to believe we dislike the activity. For instance, 2 groups of people were told to pick up rubbish in a park. One group was paid more than the other, and then both groups were asked how [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Reward and Praise’
23 Sep
Don’t Reward Or Praise Children
It’s easy to believe that punishing children has many downsides. But what if I said rewarding and praising children is bad as well? Like a yummy slice of chocolate cake, rewarding and praising children seems great at the time, but you’ll only see the consequences in the long run. Passion gets stifled Rewarding children trains [...]
