It’s easy to reach for cash or candy to honour a child for a good grade or extra effort. But it may leave your young achiever shortchanged or overloaded on sugar.
Educators say some of the sweetest incentives don’t cost a cent-but keep paying off for years. Instead of material prizes or presents, consider hugs or pats on the extra attention. Reading together is a great gift you don’t have to wrap, not only because it brings you close to your child but because studies show it kindles interest in books. Give compliment face to face, or say good things about your child to others-loud enough so he or she can hear.
Find rewards that show how learning itself can be rewarding, says Sara Wilford, M.Ed., director of the Sarah Lawrence College early childhood. Development center in Bronxville, N.Y. if the child has finished a history report, Wilford suggests going to a museum together-a kind of intellectual dessert. Throw testimonial dinners for children as a fun reward the whole family will enjoy.
Rebecca Simmons, Ed.D, a research associate at project Zero at Harvard Graduate school of Education, suggests a once-a-month pizza celebration to mark success. ‘Maybe one child was able to be a ‘hot shot’ in maths’ to deserve special attention around the family table. Simmons says. It’s important for children to enjoy the satisfaction of achieving goals they set for themselves.
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