Recognizing your child for good behavior or achievements, no matter how small, will encourage more of the same good behavior. All attention is reinforcing. So whatever you attend to, you will get more of. Families who make a big deal out of small successes more often end up with children who want to achieve and put energy into behaving well.
Recognition feels good and it's a huge motivator.
Here are a few ways to offer recognition for successes and good efforts. Recognizing helpful actions. Preschoolers may bring home one art project each day. Display and rotate them regularly on the refrigerator. Make a point of noticing each picture.