A Ditmas Park school has figured out the best way to keep its kids positive: pizza parties. PS 249, an elementary school on Marlborough Road, has started its Positive Behavior Intervention Services, a ...

Q: Can rewarding my child for good behavior be helpful, and how can I implement rewards effectively? A: Absolutely, incorporating rewards into your parenting strategy can be a valuable tool, ...

When my younger daughter was little, she was a spirited child. (Now she is a spirited adult!) She was not a member of the “get along gang.” In kindergarten, she refused to sit on the line during story ...

If students follow the cafeteria rules, they could be crowned a VIP and dine on the stage in the cafeteria with a friend while classmates recognize them for their behavior. At Cranberry Station ...

Rewards are more powerful than punishments in managing a child's behavior. Yet when parents are asked how they discipline their children, most answer with some type of reprimand or punishment. Yelling ...

The term positive parenting may sound like a 'new-age hippy' way to parent your children, or even a term made up by celebrities such as Goop founder Gwyneth Paltrow, but it's actually a parenting ...

My new counseling client, Sara, tearfully said to me, "My mind is spinning. My mother keeps telling me I'm bribing Kim, my nine-year-old daughter. I tried looking this up, and it seems that a reward ...

When my daughter Naomi was little, she was a spirited child. She wasn’t a member of the “get-along gang.” In pre-school, she refused to take a nap. In kindergarten, she refused to sit on the “line” ...

Discipline involves teaching your child ways to behave, follow rules, and learn self-control. Abuse isn’t discipline but rather actions that harm a child. Learn the difference and where to find help.

Maryland educators have learned that little rewards go a long way. Giving well-behaved students coupons redeemable for candy has helped cut the number of student discipline referrals to administrators ...

A districtwide approach to rewarding positive behavior is now being implemented in all Jamestown Public Schools. The Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports system is based on a positive and ...