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Originally Posted by ngdawg
Of course they're rewards. That doesn't necessarily 'intensify their 'need' for them. They're the first to go if my kids did wrong and they will change that behavior if they want their favorites back. Let a child who has misbehaved so badly still have perks???? Uh, no way...
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The thing is: anything you make in to a reward will be, after a time, galvanized as a reward in the mind of the child. TV or video games can be used as a reward, BUT it's very important that while this is used as a reward, the parent also helps the child understand that too much TV or videogames can be destructive. If these values aren't instilled, when this child is no longer under the watchful eye and tutelage of his or her parents, they will gorge on TV and video games like a kid at a candy store. It's a matter of combining the understanding of real world consequences of TV and video games with impulse control.