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#44 Barbara Coloroso: The Kids Are Worth It

The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish

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What to Do Instead of Bribes and Threats

In your book, kids are worth that. You talk about the difference between doing good and feeling good. Can you elaborate on that for everybody listening? And what does that mean, and how does it change how you parent? I i want to teach young kids to do good, as james nachway said, because good is good to do that. Ahhe goes on to say, spurn threats o heaven and bribes o hell. A but if you bribe kids, then it's an external approval that will help them feel good,. So let's look for a moment at what to do instead of bribes and threats and rewards and punishments.

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