Green With Envy: 'We are a country that operates on the principle of profit'
Oct. 4, 2007Whenever I used to baby-sit, I always found that negative reinforcement always got my point across more efficiently than positive reinforcement. Though everyone says to reward your kids for being good and reward your dogs for going to bathroom outside as a better form of discipline, I just never saw the benefit. As much as I would offer the kids rewards for not trying to kill each other, it never seemed to stop their desire to rip each other's hair out. Not being able to go outside and play with friends, however, always seemed to do the trick when it came to preventing the inevitable brawls. This anecdote does have a purpose; it will make sense eventually.
