And then there was a debate..you weigh in on the subject now…
Ok, so earlier in the week, someone form Parenting Magazine sent me a message asking for an interview regarding my thoughts on recess. Basically, I am against it and the posts are up all over the web, just Google it, that’s how she found me.
Anyway, that discussion was enhanced last night as my son came home from school for the second day in a row with a sad face. Talking. The crime is much talking. When he was preparing to do his homework, he said the spelling words and spelled them without even opening the book. It’s kind of sad that he is so smart but can’t be quiet.
Quickly people started 
making recommendations for me to reward him with this or that if he came home with a smiley face. I don’t agree with this tactic and that basically started a pretty nice discussion on Twitter about this.
Later I was on Facebook with a high school classmate who has children that are 21 and 17. I asked her opinion and without telling her mine, she almost recited exactly what I had professed to be my philosophy. I then sent her to read the post on TwitterMoms where this was discussed..
Amazing that she and I think so much alike, her children practically grown, mine still quite young…..raised in the same general area and attended the same high school but we’ve rarely seen each other since then. Our friendship was dormant but we think a lot alike obviously.
So, what’s your take? Do you reward good behavior or punish bad behavior or both? Just curious?
