Winston succeeded in our last 'behavior at school' deal. He will be getting his new "Poor Puppy" book soon. It is very surprising what my son will do when the right 'incentive' is dangling in front of him. We've been addressing the issue of his very, VERY sloppy handwriting at school. Part of the time his teacher can't tell what words he has written, and neither can we - it's that bad. (Gets it from his father, hee-hee!) So we made another deal (*cough* - bribe) with him. If he can improve his handwriting at home and school for the next month, we will get him the toy of his choice (one stipulation - $20 or less). And AMAZINGLY enough, his handwriting has improved overnight (so far). Let's see if he can keep it up for an entire month. You'll never guess what toy he wants to get (okay, maybe you can guess if you know my son at all)...
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i think it is ok to "bribe" your kids. improve your work and you get a treat. isn't that like work? you work and you get a pay check?? down side to it though is he might expect it all the time and when he doesn't get a reward than he might slack off.
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