18 Blogs with Strategies for Using Positive Reinforcements with Your Kids

It’s not unusual for parents to resort to using negative consequences to curb bad behavior, however relying on these tactics will not produce the same results as if you were using positive reinforcements. Instead of merely scolding your child when he’s being bad, take the time to praise him when he’s being good. This will take work on your part, because you will need to train yourself to pay attention to the positive behavior instead of the negative.  These 18 blogs share ideas on how to use positive reinforcement with your kids.

Positive Reinforcement Techniques

Start out by becoming a student of your child.  Study him and see what things make him happy and what things upset him.  Make note of which of his behaviors you would like to change, such as hitting or screaming.  Praise him for his positive behavior, and ignore him when he is screaming (as long as he’s safe).  Children want your attention, and if the only way they can get it is by doing positive things, that is what they’ll resort to.  You can find out more about positive reinforcement techniques in these six blogs.

• Positive Reinforcement for Children: Brag about Your Kids Try to catch your child behaving the way you want, and brag about him to others in front of him when he does.
• Positive Reinforcement for Kids In the beginning, you can reward behavior that is close to the kind you are trying to enforce.  Then, as your child’s behavior improves, you can reward the behavior that you really want.
• Sweet Rewards: Using Positive Reinforcement to Encourage Positive Behavior Reward your child with tickets or marbles when you see good behavior, and give him both verbal and physical forms of praise.
• I Caught You Being Good Jar {Positive Reinforcement} Use a reward jar to capture positive behavior. Each time your child models good behavior, add a marble to the jar.
• How to Promote Positive Behavior Learn how to begin a positive reinforcement plan for your kids with the help of this post, whether they are babies, toddlers or older.
• Behavior and Positive Reinforcement Step back and monitor exactly what is happening with your child.  Make notes about behavior you would like to change and establish a plan to stay consistent.

Reward Charts

Having a visual reminder for your child to look at can be helpful when trying to encourage good behavior.  By creating a chart you can list chores, behaviors or goals and reward the child with a sticker or ticket if the chart is completed.  You can find print-outs and suggestions on how to create your own chart in these six blog articles.

• Positive Reinforcement for Older Kids—Part 2 of Using Reward Charts to Encourage Good Behavior Have the kids write down what their responsibilities and goals are for the week, and add a star to their chart as they achieve those things.
• 5 Behavior and Reward Methods I Use with My Children The key to an effective chart is to have your kids help set the goals and then reward them when they have achieved the desired behavior.
• A Parenting Chat: How to Use Reward Charts for Positive Reinforcement You don’t have to use charts forever, but you can use them until your child has stopped a particularly negative behavior or gotten into the habit of doing whatever you are trying to get her to do.
• Positive Reinforcement Your chart doesn’t have to be anything fancy; writing a list of things you’d like your kids to do every day will work.  Make sure to reward them when they accomplish the items.
• Fun, Simple Family Chore Chart that Can Use Apps as Rewards, Out Now Instead of hanging another piece of paper on the refrigerator, you might want to try using an online charting system, such as the one discussed on this blog.
• Reward Chart for Children  Whether you want to reward a job well done or change a negative behavior, utilizing a reward chart can work well.  Read this blog to find out why it’s important to come through with the reward soon after the chart is filled.

Special Needs

Your child wants to please you, whether he has special needs or not.  However, children who have trouble with sitting still and focusing due to ADHD, autism or another special need can benefit from the praise associated with positive reinforcement.  Read more about using positive reinforcement for children with special needs in these blogs.

• Using Positive Reinforcement for the Treatment of ADHD Positive reinforcement is one tool used to help treat children with ADHD.
• Teaching Tip: Positive Reinforcement! As parents, you are always teaching your children.  Using techniques at home that mirror the ones teachers use at school can be useful.
•  Confidence Building and Positive Reinforcement Sometimes children with special needs suffer from poor self-esteem.  Using positive reinforcement can help improve a child’s self-esteem, according to this blogger.
• Toilet Training Children with ‘Special Needs’ Positive reinforcement is important when potty training a child with special needs.  Rewarding the child with stickers or a small candy when he uses the potty can be effective.
• One Super Strategy for Teaching Piano to Children with Autism, ADHD or Behavioral Problems Create a visual method for keeping students on task by taking a pill-a-day reminder box and hiding stickers inside.  The kids are motivated to do what they need to do in order to receive the prize and praise.
• Positive Reinforcement Read about why it’s so important to use positive reinforcement with kids who have special needs.

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