Parents should not only punish their children for bad behavior, but also reward them for good deeds.

Otherwise, the kids will feel unfair and lose motivation.

But you should not overdo it with "rewards".

Otherwise, the child will become selfish, capricious, calculating and insincere.

There are cases when you can do without gifts and money, limiting yourself to verbal praise and affection. In some situations, you should do without "rewards" and words at all.

So how should you reward children for good behavior? It is important to follow three rules - and everything will be fine.

Do not reward for natural behavior

You should not give your child gifts for not making noise, not shouting and not misbehaving.

There is no need to reward the child for actions that he should do periodically anyway without any encouragement (doing homework, cleaning his room, washing dishes).

If mom and dad ignore this rule, then the child will certainly turn into a manipulator.

Praise not the child, but his action

But if the child has done something more serious (for example, helped his parents during a difficult period), then he should be rewarded.

But you just need to explain what exactly the child is receiving praise or a gift for.

Just rejoice with the child

Some achievements are in themselves a reward for children. For example, winning a competition.

In such cases, parents should not give gifts to their child. But rejoice with your child, praise him with words and hug him.