- Sep 16, 2010
Internal vs. External Motivation
I admit that I have a lot to learn about raising children. Like most of you, I’m constantly looking for ways to improve. So I’ll share with you what we’ve been doing at home that seems to be effective (and is still a work in progress!) In our culture I see many examples of adults who are teaching children to be guided by “external” motivators - a reward/punishment system. Some examples would be: - Reward - “Johnny, if you pick up your room like a good boy, I’ll let you ha