Acknowledge Quote by Nancy Lavoie

“External motivators for behavior such as rewards and punishments may destroy the precious internal motivation to be good, making leverage by such artificial means…

— Gabor Maté

“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

“effective parents expect their children to rise to life’s challenges (as you know, there are plenty!) and to respect the rules and limits that…

— Thomas W. Phelan

In addition, help your children learn self-discipline by such activities as learning to play a musical instrument or other demanding skill. I am reminded…

— Joe J. Christensen

“Challenging behavior occurs when the demands and expectations being placed upon a child outstrip the skills he has to respond adaptively.”

— Ross W. Greene

Of course children benefit from positive feedback. But praise and rewards are not the only methods of reinforcement. More emphasisshould be place on appreciation--reinforcement…

— Lilian Katz

For a very long time, people have been saying to me, "What if you want to do this approach with every kid?" For a…

— Ross W. Greene

“When is challenging behavior most likely to occur? When the demands being placed on a kid exceed his capacity to respond adaptively.”

— Ross W. Greene

“Young children by age three begin to inhibit some of their naturally altruistic behavior. They become more discriminating about whom they help. They share…

— Michael S. Gazzaniga

“But passively waiting for your child to outgrow his defiant behavior will just make the problem worse and not solve it. It’s our job…

— Jeffrey Bernstein

“The more power you give your child in any discipline process, the more likely he will be to be able to make it work…

— Hilary Flower

“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