The Power of Positive Praise
While it’s important and necessary to correct your child’s negative behaviors, it’s a lot more fun (and just as important) to praise him or her for doing the right things. When children are constantly reinforced for positive behaviors, they gradually make those behaviors a permanent part of who they are and how they act. And you’ll love how your child lights up whenever he or she receives praise from you!
Using Your Personalized Praise Box
Have your child create and color their personalized praise box, label it with their name and hang it on their bedroom door. Whenever you catch your child being good, write down your praise statement on one of the cards provided and put it in the box. At the end of the day, have your child count all the good things they did.
Other Tools to Keep Positive Behaviors High and Negative Behaviors Low
Joy and Job Cards can be placed in a jar or bag, allowing your child to draw one whenever you want to reward them for good behavior or give a consequence for negative behavior. Another helpful strategy is to teach them integrity—people who act with integrity are honest and have a strong sense of morals. You can help develop this trait by trying the one-week integrity challenge.
