Children are less likely to obey rules or do their tasks, with their young minds they are

prone to feeling monotony. You will have to think of ways to make them feel that what

they do (no how trivial the tasks are) matter.

Positive reinforcement is a powerful tool you can use to motivate children. When the

children act or performed positively you reward them accordingly. You can use this

reward to encourage positive behaviour and change a pre-existing one.

Compliment and recognize their behaviour. We often hear parents using the phrase,

"very good" , this may be a simple phrase but it makes children feel that they did a great

job. With constant compliments, children will continue to do good.

Positive gestures.

This can be in the form of a handshake, the familiar high-fives, a wink,

or even just a smile. Gestures can fill in those emotions that are hard to express in

words. Give the children a huge smile when they do well in school or a high five when

they do something nice 

 Reward them with special time. Allow them to play games with their favorite playmates

as a reward for them helping with household chores. This will make them look forward to

doing chores, the next time Praise them in public. Give them warm applause when they

do a great act or perform in a school play. Tell them they are doing a great job in front of

their friends. Validating their efforts will help them gain confidence.

Increased time off.

Children like to play so it is a challenge sometimes to keep them doing their homework.

Encourage them by helping out with the homework. Once they are done, reward them

with more time watching their favorite show or more time to play. 

The goal of Positive Reinforcement is to motivate children to continue showing positive

behaviors. Make it a habit to praise children when they are specifically doing well. Your

effort to motivate the children may not work at first, keep going, it will take time and

patience. 



Remember which positive reinforcement was more effective and make revisions of less

likely accepted ones. You may have to change other ways if you see that it no longer

enforces positive behaviors.