Kindergarten students at Liberty Arts Magnet School show off their Spartan Bucks, which are earned through good behavior. Mackenzi Klemann/The Lima News LIMA — Signs around Liberty Arts Magnet School ...

Annie is off this week. This column first appeared in 2021. Dear Annie: A few months ago, someone wrote to you about how uncomfortable the bad manners of children of a relative made her feel at large ...

One 4-year-old never expected to get recognized and rewarded by his bus driver for "good behavior" Tereza Shkurtaj is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working for PEOPLE since 2025. Her work ...

Q: Can rewarding my child for good behavior be helpful, and how can I implement rewards effectively? A: Absolutely, incorporating rewards into your parenting strategy can be a valuable tool, ...

A new kind of vending machine has made its way to one elementary school in Tulsa. It's trading in candy bars for books. When you put a coin in this vending machine, something good comes out. From ...

Handing out colored bracelets and upbeat stickers when students behave well seems like an effective strategy for encouraging civility. Little prizes and public praise would seem to encourage honesty, ...

At Mosaic Preparatory Academy in Harlem, New York, reading, writing and arithmetic are not the only subjects on the curriculum — so is being nice. At the elementary school, getting pulled out of class ...

When you have been very, very good, do you reward yourself? Just a little something. It can be edible, collectible or memorable. You know, “I’ve been right on schedule today, gotten my whole ‘to-do’ ...