Keeping a house clean and tidy is not always an easy task for families, yet it is important to do. Some families might find that they are happier when their life, including their house, is organized. Other families routinely have guests over, and they do not want the guests to see their house as being dirty and full of clutter. The idea that a happy house can mean a happier household is true with my own family. My parents work long hours, and I am a full-time college student, so we are exhausted and are not always able to do chores around the house. My brother, on the other hand, has plenty of time to do chores when he gets home from high school, but he wastes his time on his cell phone texting friends. As with any house, chores need to be …show more content…
Researchers of one study compared the use of reward with the use of punishment in teaching tasks to young adults. The findings suggested that rewards were more effective in learning enhancement, whereas punishment only taught motor learning of the task (Wachter, Lungu, Liu, Willingham, & Ashe, 2009). This finding illustrates that it would be more effective to implement a system of positive reinforcement in attempting to get my brother to do his chores, rather than implementing a punishment procedure. In addition, withholding positive reinforcement can serve as its own form of negative punishment to an individual, and that withholding positive reinforcement is at least as effective, if not more effective, than simply using punishment. One pediatric psychologist pointed out that, when he substituted punishment procedures with withholding positive reinforcement, the classes he had worked with engaged in less problem behaviors than before (Brown, 2003). As such, it is important that I do not hand out certain reinforcers to my brother when he does not do his chores as frequently or as satisfactorily as requested by my parents and me. After reviewing the research on this topic, it is vital that the intervention I enact contains an element of positive reinforcement, and that I need to reduce his cell phone usage so that he becomes active in completing his assigned chores at a satisfactory level and frequency. Additionally, it has been found that token economies are highly effective in households where someone refuses to do chores. In one study, consisting of 5 graduate students who had previously refused to do chores in their houses, a token economy was enacted. After the system had been removed for two weeks, the individuals were still doing the chores as they had been doing when the
After reading, The Case Against Chores, by Jane Smiley, I must say that I disagree with her perception of chores. Ms. Smiley states that the reason for chores is for “developing good work habits or, in the absence of good work habits, at least habits of working” (Smiley, 2009, p. 274). However, chores teach us things such as responsibility and how to go above and beyond what might be asked of us. As a child I did a lot of chores and had to grow up a little faster than some children, but I would not change that for the world. It molded me into the adult that I am today. Therefore, chores, to a certain extent, are a great way to start you on the path in preparing you for adulthood.
teach new skills and decrease challenging behaviors” (pg. 24). Based on my own observation, I’ve seen teachers implement a token economy (e.g., happy faces, stars, and stickers of different forms) to shape and reinforce positive behavior in the classroom. To maintain instructional control, tokens would be delivered immediately to a student when following simple instructions (e.g., following circle time, cleaning
...orce the good behaviour with rewards and decrease the likelihood of negative behaviour being repeated. The structured discipline of both parents and teachers help the child to appreciate that good behaviour is much more beneficial than bad behaviour but without this structure in one or both of these settings, could lead to the child not understanding, leading to it being much more difficult to correct behaviour that isn't wanted without resorting to drastic measures of physical or psychological punishment that would do more harm than good. Further research into helping the children in these sort of circumstances would be much more beneficial to the topic of child behaviour and punishment.
A man cleaning? Who has ever heard of such thing? It is typically thought that women are meant to be housekeepers. They are to cook, clean, and watch over the children. However, roles of men and women have changed, it now takes two incomes to support a family, therefore men and women should share house chores.
Throughout the process of growing up, punishments and rewards clearly mark what we should and should not do. Whether it is being sent to time out for pushing a classmate or earning an allowance for cleaning the dishes, we are programmed to know the difference between good and bad. When
Offering specific praise for a job well done on a particular assignment, chore, or activity encourages a greater feeling of positive moral. Awards are acceptable as encouragement and rewards for jobs well done, but not as bribes to complete required activities (Wright, 2012). These methods are suitable for early training of children in activities such as good behavior, self-control, and the completion of daily chores and responsibilities. As the child learns to repeat the behavior over and over, the need for reinforcement by praise and treats become less. The child will learn that it actually feels good and right to complete the task under their own motivation; “I did it!”
My mom would always emphasis to us that “cleanliness is Godliness” and we would clean our house till we could practically eat off our white ceramic floors. Beds also had to spread every day, which as a child I truly did not understand with my logic of it being why spread it if I am just going to be sprawled out in it a couple hours later. But, unfortunately for me it was still a daily task that had to be done. A jamaican traditional we upheld in our household is having a home cooked family meal every Sunday where we are all gathered around our dining room table. The aroma of her cooking would consume the house and cause my mouth to water every time.
In this paper I will be discussing the information I have learned from the article “From Positive Reinforcement to Positive Behaviors”, by Ellen A. Sigler and Shirley Aamidor. The authors stress the importance of positive reinforcement. The belief is that teachers and adults should be rewarding appropriate behaviors and ignoring the inappropriate ones. The authors’ beliefs are expressed by answering the following questions: Why use positive reinforcement?, Are we judging children’s behaviors?, Why do children behave in a certain way?, Do we teach children what to feel?, Does positive reinforcement really work?, and How does positive reinforcement work?. The following work is a summary of "Positive Reinforcement to Positive Behaviors" with my thoughts and reflection of the work in the end.
First of all, I was highly interested in the concept and various factors that together make up positive reinforcement. I had a premise that I could do some experimental work on the three children for whom I baby-sit during the week after school. They leave school full of energy and it is my job to get them to complete a series of tasks before the end of the evening. I imagined that some positive reinforcement might get them on their way to handling their responsibilities in a timelier manner. My first step was to come up with a specific instrumental response that would produce reinforcement. This took no time at all because by far the most painfully difficult thing for me to do is get the children to sit down and do their homework. I then spoke specifically to each child and asked them what they would rather choose as an after school activity. They named video games, television, and going to play with other neighborhood children. I had expected these types of answers from the children and made them into the positive reinforcers that would be contingent on the children’s performance of the instrumental response; namely completing their homework. I explained to the children that if they behaved and finished their homework, then directly following they could spend an hour doing an activity of their choice.
Some people believe paying children for helping out around the house is redundant. While most children are assigned certain chores daily, weekly, even monthly, these chores should be done whether a child gets paid an allowance or not. Therefore, giving children their own spending money and calling it an allowance could possibly affect the way they perform chores. This could be a good or bad thing. The child may think that if they do not feel like doing their chores they do not have to, and the consequences will be that they will not get an allowance. When a parent sets the record straight, a child may become rebellious and not perform the task the way he should. However, the circumstances could take a turn in the opposite direction, and a...
This essay will discuss whether it is thought that punishment is effective and whether it is currently thought to work, additionally it will examine the best ways to change a child’s behaviour in terms of positive and negative reinforcements. The issue of child punishment has received considerable critical attention within many cultures. Punishment towards children can be argued to be a very controversial area. It is argued that many people have been brought up with distinctive beliefs about punishments toward a child. A child’s upbringing is argued by many researchers to be key to how they will go on to treat their own children in the future. This can surely be argued to be a negative effect of physical punishment. It is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore the effects of what severe punishment may have on a child. Later convictions of violence and the evidence of damaging effects on well-being, corporal punishment has on children is overwhelming. However, it is not ingrained that corporal punishment is definitely damaging. There is also sufficient evidence to corporal punishment being an effective form of discipline, if used appropriately. It is thought that corporal punishment helps parents retain control over their children’s behaviour. This essay will consider the various forms of punishment, such as physical punishments and whether they are considered to work. This is essay will also consider effective ways of changing a child’s behaviour including the use of classical and operant conditioning and studies that support the theories and how they can be applied to real life. Classical conditioning for example uses learning through association, memory prompts the person to associate an object/ sound to a certain behaviour. ...
there? Well, that wouldn’t happen anymore if you got your own allowance. I believe that children should receive a weekly allowance for completing his or her list of chores, doing extra to help around the house, and good behavior. In my opinion, children should receive an allowance for doing chores for the purpose of building financial literacy, encouraging independent thinking, and reinforcing good habits.
My measurable, specific and realistic goal for this quarter is to exercise at least 10 hours a week by weightlifting, running, and swimming for the next 10 weeks. To be able to do that, I would need to have positive reinforcement to keep me going, help give me that little push that I need every day. One positive reinforcement that I absolutely love to use is food. After a hard day of working out, I buy myself something nice to eat, like good pizza or burritos. This way I become more likely to work out knowing that I will get something doo to eat after. I like to believe that food is my number 1 enforcer. It will always be there when I need it, it satisfies me tremendously, and overall it is just ridiculously reinforcing. As a result I try to
Back when my parents were little, it was not uncommon for the wife to stay at home and tend to the housework. Being a housewife requires certain skills for cleaning a house. Three rooms in particular are the kids’ room, the bathroom and the kitchen, all require certain cleaning products, equipment, and processes to clean properly.
The significance of chores in the household is important in building the character of our youth. When children participate in the chores of the house they can learn more than how to wash a plate or how to separate the recycling; children can learn to be independent and responsible and develop a proper work ethic that can benefit them throughout their lives. Physical activity is another benefit that children can receive by participating in chores; physical activity can reduce the risk of mental and physical disease. Children who do not do chores may also be independent, responsible, be appreciative of hard work, and have a reduced risk of mental and physical illnesses, but children who do participate in chores are more likely to experience