Archive for the ‘Rewards’ Category

» Don’t Reward Frequent Behavior Every Time

If you are trying to modify a behavior that occurs infrequently, like once a day, its ok and probably necessary to reward it each time. If the behavior is frequent, then set the expectation from the beginning that they will earn the reward sometimes when they do it and they won't know which times until […]

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» Token Economies: Use Pictures of Rewards your child can choose from

If your child is all set on what specific reward they want to earn with their tokens you are probably safe getting the item before they earn it. My advice would be to get a picture of it instead. If it’s in the house they will want to take it out of the box and […]

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