Why using sticker reward charts for chores will make your kids LESS helpful as expert reveals what to do instead
GIVING stickers as a reward is a common way for parents, and teachers, to get kids to help out around the house or do their homework.
But an expert has claimed parents should ditch them entirely, as they can be teaching children damaging behaviour.
Erica said: “Sticker charts are powerful psychological tools, and they can go beyond affecting children’s motivation to influence their mindset and even affect their relationship with parents.”
While she doesn’t deny they work, particularly in the short term, she said using them ends up “creating significant negative and unintended long-term consequences for both the kids and their families”.
Children become so used to being rewarded, they expect praise and encouragement for everything they do - and start to adopt a mindset of ‘what’s in it for me’.
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