Youth sports is fun. Well, at least it should be. It starts not being so fun when you have to give your kid an ibuprofen before every practice. Your kid might not be that kid, but all sports parents know a kid who needs some type of pain reliever on a regular basis. Or even […]
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Yesterday I made the case for why using carrot and stick tactics to motivate your child is dangerous. Today I am going to try to give you a simple alternative for tapping into your child’s self-motivation. If you have more time on your hands, I suggest going deeper later. You can start by using the […]
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Carrot and stick motivation should be avoided by parents with very few exceptions. Contrary to popular belief, carrot and stick motivation will drive more behavior you don’t want than driving the behavior you do want. The reason for this is that carrot and stick motivation promotes short-term tactical thinking over long term strategic thinking. However, […]