Bribery

[lloydslights]

In a local shop recently, the bloke was looking for :

"a lolly to bribe my child for toilet training".

I was stunned.  

Thinking further, what would he bribe a child with to sit still in the dentist's chair?

Is this child a politician in the making?

DEB

[channys_mum]

Time was a good thing back then, it's not available now. Save your sanity and succumb to bribery and corruption 

Just kidding go within your comfort zone.

[channys_mum]

Oh they never did become addicted to smarties. Well Channy did 

[serendipityricho]

deb -yep it happened easy without stress of modern living styles.

My young bloke complained about the cold water at first ---lol.................Richo.

[lloydslights]

Just thinking more... do kindies charge more for untoilet trained kids.????

This whole modern day parenting is not natural to me.

DEB

[ten*teeny*tiny*toes]

Funny, I was just watching Family Fued on channel 10 the other night and the question was about the reward for a good report card.

Top answers were not too materialistic at all ... things like gold star, sticker, hug, chocolate frog.

The answers from the panel were things like holiday, money and puts hand up for thinking Game. (Electronic and expensive)

[lloydslights]

That is more or less what I'm concerned about.  

Some children are starting to expect rewards for actions.

"I'll give you a chocolate if you visit grumpy old Grandad with me".  "And when you turn 17 he might give you a car."

DEB

[siggie-reported-by-alarmists]

Jelly beans for children, BJ's for husbands....... positive reinforcement for good behavior works!.....

[the_bob_delusion]

WHat you call Bribery, some call positive reinforcement or classical conditioning. Just ask Pavlov's DOgs.

[daydream**believer]

I gave my son a chocolate frog each time he did a number two on the loo for his first 5.

After that, no more frogs and he was fine with that

[jean2579]

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@siggie-reported-by-alarmists wrote:

Jelly beans for children, BJ's for husbands....... positive reinforcement for good behavior works!.....

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I almost asked what BJ's were. Stopped myself just in time, I really must be getting old. Good luck with both.