You’ve heard this common advice: If you want your child to do something, set up a reward system. Give her a sticker or a point every time she does it. If she gets a certain number of them, she can ...

A parenting coach says reward systems like sticker and point charts are “a punishment in disguise” which can cause children to develop mental health issues or turn to crime and drugs as adults. Abi ...

Throughout my years of seeing clients, I often suggested that parents use a sticker chart in order to motivate a child to change his or her behavior. Many times, parents have responded negatively to ...