Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Bribing kids

Many parents admit they bribe their kids (AP)

Kirsten Whipple enjoys a board game with her son Chase, 8, at their home in Northbrook, Ill., on Sunday, April 15, 2007. Kirsten and her husband, Clay are among the many parents who use rewards -- or 'bribes' -- to get their sons to behave or for good grades, but they try not to overuse them, having noticed that their sons have begun to expect them. (AP Photo/Stacie Freudenberg)AP - Call it a reward, or just "bribery." Whichever it is, many parents today readily admit to buying off their children, who get goodies for anything from behaving in a restaurant to sleeping all night in their own beds. Often, the rewards are for behaviors their own parents would have simply expected, just because they said so.


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