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Gonzalez-Mena, Janet – Our Children, 1995
Praise is better than punishment as a motivator for children, but both are manipulative and often backfire. Real encouragement comes in the form of honest, caring concern without strings attached. The paper presents examples of how to encourage children successfully. (SM)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Feedback, Parent Child Relationship
White, Debra G.; And Others – Academic Therapy, 1987
Process reinforcement is proposed as a reinforcement method that is more comfortable, personal, comprehensive, and interactive than traditional behavior modification. Process reinforcement strengthens desired behaviors by engaging learners in a one-on-one examination of how they achieved correct responses and by practicing comfortable eye contact…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Body Language, Elementary Secondary Education, Feedback
