Positive Reinforcement Strengthens One's Behavior

Positive reinforcement can be any action that strengthens one’s behavior by using techniques by motivating and reinforcing stimulus when a goal is met. I have found over the years that positive reinforcement will also work, when providing a consequence or rewards. These are some tools we used in our home with our kids when they were growing up. I now see my son using positive reinforcement with his own kids. A prime example is my grand-daughter just finished Pre-K and is now moving on to kindergarten, however because she is such a social butterfly she talks her whole lunch period and does not have time to eat her lunch. My son told my grand-daughter, if you do not stop talking during your lunch time. I am going to take away your Nintendo GS.
The negative reinforcement my mom used on me was there are consequences when your chores are not finished and your homework is not complete, there will be no skating ring for you with your friends on Sunday nights with your friends. Negative reinforcement is also, a response of one’s behavior and occurs with stimulus, removing/stopping a bad consequence can be removed after good behavior is demonstrated. The bottom line is when you need to use negative reinforcement with the hope that a desired behavior will increase. Punishment is often defined as the administration of aversive stimulus to reduce or eliminate unwanted behavior rather by humans or animals. The goal for using punishment is to suppress bad behavior and it is the opposite both positive and negative reinforces. As, we were raising our kids we can up with a plan to use three types of punishment. First, if they got in trouble in school or home. We always use the same method. The first being a sit down with both parents to explain their side of the story, second, all devices comes out of their rooms and third my husband would take out the belt and never use it. However, they did not believe he would not use the belt, but I did