Today, my daughter received a “star card” at school for obeying directions. This led to my wife and me making the same joke: “What if you obeyed directions at home?”
I realized that my daughter’s teachers are positively reinforcing good behavior. It might not be a bad idea for me to do the same. While cash or toys are typical rewards, I’m thinking more of some kind of essential recognition when I see out-of-the-ordinary or beyond-the-call-of-duty effort on her part.
I want to type the award up, so I have something to hand to her. The “star card” is appealing because it’s a physical token of recognition. My first-draft name? HOME HEROICS. Now to come up with the actions that merit recognition.
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