St. Louis public schools have been known to raffle off TVs and iPods for kids who just show up the first week, and private schools in the burbs dangle the occasional prize to get their students ...

Offering a reward to your child for good behavior can be a powerful motivator. The reward signals your appreciation and validates your child’s achievement. Of course, there is debate around whether or ...

An award-winning app, courtesy of the folks behind Khan Academy, Draw and Tell boasts a whole bunch of digital tools—crayons, paint brushes, stencils stickers and more—that encourage kids to ...

"You can have ice cream if you finish all your homework." "I’ll give you a lollipop if you sit in the dentist chair." "We will stop at McDonald's on the way home if you behave in the car." Do these ...

Rewarding children for a desirable behavior or activity works well. But is it the best method? Maybe not. When children are offered a prize for reading books, they may choose easy books and read just ...

TORONTO, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Forget bribery, intimidation and threats, a new app is designed to encourage children to do chores by turning the tasks into a game and giving them points when it is ...

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Have you ever tried to change your child’s behavior by offering him a reward? Offered dessert if your child would just sit still and eat her dinner? Offered a toy if he would willingly go to his ...