[attach]9386[/attach] How to gain your child's cooperation without having to bribe.
在不贿赂的情况下如何让你的孩子合作
Posted Oct 08, 2015
“Great job with your chores, Katie! Here’s that cupcake that I promised you’d get for being so good.”
“凯蒂,你的家务做得很棒!这是我答应你的纸杯蛋糕,为了奖励你表现得这么好。”
这样做似乎太天真了。
毕竟,凯蒂已经完成了她的家务,收拾好了杂物,穿好了睡衣,按照妈妈的要求准确地做好了一切。
为什么不给个特殊待遇小小的奖励一下呢?
这很公平,不是吗?
父母们给孩子们一个“奖励”来让他们遵从规则,这是很平常的事。“如果你整理了你的房间,那么我就会带你去看电影。”“我们去你外婆家的时候,如果你能整个下午都好好的对外婆,讲话有礼貌,那么你可以在手机里安装那款新游戏。”
But these are not rewards — these are bribes.
但是这些不是奖励——这些是贿赂。
And “bribery” not an effective parenting technique. 并且“贿赂”不是一个有效的父母养育子女技巧。
All a parent is doing is conditioning the child to always want “something” in exchange for good behavior, rather than behaving properly because it is the “right” thing to do. 所有的父母正在做的是以孩子总想要“某物”为先决条件,来换取他们良好的行为,而不是因为这是“正确”的事情所以让他们有合适的行为。
如果你依赖贿赂来激励孩子,那么下次你要求8岁的孩子清理餐桌上的盘子时,比如,“你打算付给我多少钱?”如果他或她这样问的时候你千万不要惊讶(这种情况真的发生在我一个来访客户身上)。
So, what’s the difference between a “bribe” and a “reward”? 那么,“贿赂”和“奖励”有什么不同呢?
这里就是我的解释:
If your child is complying beautifully with the rules you’ve set, you can verbally praise him or her (“Great job!” “Look at all those gold stars on your chore chart!” “Keep it up!”) and offer a big, warm hug, but resist the urge to start doling out special treats for ordinary, everyday acts of cooperation. That’s not how life works. Think of it this way: you don’t receive a bonus or a raise just for showing up to work on time, right? So, don’t instill that kind of expectation in your child.
如果孩子很好地服从了你制定的规则,你可以口头上表扬他或她(“干得漂亮!”“来看看这些家务表格中你获得的金星!”“坚持下去!”),并且给孩子一个大大的、温暖的拥抱,但是要忍住只为了“日常小事”“每天各方面的合作”就给予特殊待遇的冲动。这不是生活的运作的方式。思考一下:你每天按时出现在工作地点,但你并不会因为这个一点小事而得到额外津贴或加薪,不是吗?所以,也不要将这种期望植入到孩子的思想中。
“Rewards” should be reserved for extraordinary effort — not for doing the bare minimum that is required. “奖励”应该预留给非凡的努力——并不是为了达到最低要求,而且这个最低要求还是必须要做的。
Let’s say your son works tremendously hard on a school project. He goes “above and beyond” the assignment and earns an A+ for his efforts. In that instance, you might acknowledge his extra effort by saying, “I know how hard you worked on this project and I’m so proud of you. How about we go out and get those sneakers you’ve been wanting? And you can wear them to school tomorrow.”) 现在让我们谈一谈你的儿子在学习上非常努力的情况吧。他“超额”完成任务,并且他自己的努力获得了A+。在那种情况下,你可能会赞扬他额外的努力,说“我知道你在这个项目上有多么努力,我为你感到自豪。我们出去买了那双你一直想要的运动鞋怎么样?”
To sum it up:
总结:
Rather than relying on “bribes” and "bribing" to persuade your child to comply, instead...
不要依赖“贿赂”和“通过贿赂方式”来劝说你的孩子遵守规则,而是要……
— Set reasonable rules and implement them, consistently. 制定合理的规则,并且执行它们,要始终如一地执行
— Choose fair consequences for non-compliance that motivate your child to comply (because they don’t want to lose TV or cellphone privileges for a day, for example). 为不服从规则的行为制定一个公平的后果,以此来激励你的孩子遵守规则(比如,因为他们不想失去一天当中使用电视和电话的特权)
— Communicate the rules and consequences clearly to your child, having them repeat everything back to you so you know they understand. 和孩子交流好这些规则以及违背规则的后果,要求他们重复每一项,这样你才能知道他们是否已经明白
— Track daily progress using a chart (like one of these) to stay organized, and... 使用一个表格来追踪每天的进步,以此保证条理化,还有……
— When rules get broken or chores get skipped, apply consequences consistently. 如果他们破坏规则或者跳过做家务,那么你始终如一地执行(惩罚)后果。
Most of all?
最最重要的是什么呢?
Be a good role model.
做一个好的榜样。
Lead by example and show your child that when we behave responsibly and make good choices, we receive so much more than a fleeting, external “treat” or “reward.”
通过做榜样起到带头作用,向你的孩子展示:如果我们负责任地行动并且做出好的选择,我们能收获的远比转瞬即逝的、额外的“待遇”或“奖励”多得多。
We feel happy, confident, successful, and a sense of satisfaction.
我们会感到快乐、自信、成功,并且会有一种满足感。