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Why You Shouldn't Bribe a Child for Good Behavior: 3 Reasons
02.07.2023 14:37
Many parents have chosen a strategy for interacting with their child that is not entirely correct.
So, some mothers and fathers constantly reward their child for good behavior.
Did the son wash the dishes? He gets pocket money. Did the daughter clean her room? She gets a toy.
The child behaved quietly on the plane or at a party? They buy him some sweets. And this happens every time.
Such “bribes” pose a serious danger to both the baby and his parents.
It will be more difficult to raise a child
If you frequently bribe a child for behavior that he or she should exhibit anyway, then the son or daughter will be unlikely to agree to act in the same way without a reward.
What if the family starts having financial difficulties? Or the parents simply won't have the opportunity to give a gift?
Then no requests or persuasions will help. And the parents' authority will drop to zero.
The child begins to be cunning
Sooner or later the child will come to the conclusion that money or a gift can simply be lured out of him.
The child will deliberately start behaving badly so that his parents will buy him something, just so that he will start to obey.
It will be hard for the child when he grows up.
The baby will get used to the fact that for every good deed he gets something.
And in adulthood, this will play a cruel joke on him: it will turn out that no one plans to reward him. Moreover, those around him will consider his actions to be something self-evident.
