| NobleTeam360 said: People complain if you whoop your children so you have to discipline them some other way. Or maybe some people think you shouldn't discipline your children at all and let them act out *shrug*. Lets give them a cupcake and a pat on the head for that F or for misbehaving in school |
Internal motivation > external motivation. Raise your kid in such a way that he'll want to get good grades, not for a reward from you, or because he's afraid of being punished if he doesn't, but because it satisfies him to achieve good grades and use his potential. A kid should feel happy and satisfied when achieving good grades, not relieved for not being punished. Likewise, when a kid gets bad grades, he should feel dissapointed for not having done the best he can (presuming he didn't), not afraid because his dad will punish him.
