Tag Archives: encouragement

“You’re just being lazy”…..

I overheard a conversation between a 9 year old and his support worker this week that made me think about how easily we can misinterpret what children are trying to tell us. They were sat outside the class doing some … Continue reading

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The downside of using external rewards for children

I was talking to a class teacher about an 8 year old boy in his class whose parents have overly embraced the concept of using external rewards with the child to try and get him to change his behaviour, which … Continue reading

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