Habits Quote by Gabor Maté

“The goal of parenting is to create self-sufficient virtues in children. Applying external pressure and punishments tends to teach them fear-based compliance rather than…

— Stefan Molyneux

The basic idea that incentives can be used to motivate behavior is a powerful one. It works for employees, and it has a clear…

— Emily Oster

Having a kid motivates you to really take stock of yourself and how much of yourself you want to be reflected back in the…

— Cory Barlog

“When possible, try to reward a child's good behavior, instead of punishing their bad behavior. Perhaps give them surprise IOUs for an 'extra 15…

— Nancy Lavoie

“Replace a goal of obedience with one of connection and trust instead. Children are drawn to follow those to whom they are emotionally connected.…

— Kelly Bartlett

Raising children with an emphasis on intrinsic rewards is not a technique, a method or a trick to get them to do what the…

— Mamie Van Doren

“Parents can raise children who are responsible, self-disciplined, and cooperative without relying on the weapon of fear; they can learn how to influence children…

— Thomas Gordon

“Psychologists have known for some time that rewarding desirable responses is generally more effective in shaping behavior than punishing undesirable responses.19 However, the average…

— Thomas Gilovich

The parent knows that the child cannot be artificially motivated to learn; they know that he is already motivated by the strongest driving force…

— Joseph Chilton Pearce

There is little reward for being a good parent.

— John Duffy

Every parent wants their child to do better than they do.

— Steve Doocy

Unconditional parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason

— Alfie Kohn