Want to Use Positive Parenting as Your Kid Ages? Here's What a Psychiatrist Recommends

According to Dr. Grodberg, setting up a consistent system to reward and reinforce your children's positive behaviors is all part of a good parenting strategy. For young children, "start with a reward chart that might use exciting stickers that the child can then trade in for short-term and long-term rewards. Eventually the reward chart fades away, and the new and positive behaviors stick. Rewards can include highly desired objects, activities, or privileges," he said. As children get older, the reward system may evolve into gaining privileges such as screen time, or allowing access to other desired activities or items.