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Article Series: Motivation
What Will It Take To Motivate Me?
Is
Money a Motivator? A Success Tool?
Parents may often wonder what could motivate
their children to do better in school or around the home. Many
parents turn to a reward system and use money as the main reward.
There are a lot of discussions that talk about whether or not
money should be used as a motivator. Some parents use money
as a tool and believe it works. Those who are against using
money as a motivator argue that it does not work and only teaches
kids to work for things that are materialistic. So does money
work as a motivator and is it a successful tool?
There
seems to be a lot of debate surrounding motivation and
money with kids. Some say that if you pay someone to be motivated,
you are telling that person that is it acceptable to do something
only for money and not for their own personal benefit. Those
who believe that money works say that because adults work for
money and to make a living that it should be taught at an early
age to work hard for pay. Most kids are interested in money
and when a parent pays them money as a motivator it can encourage
a child to learn about the value of a dollar and how to manage
the money they earn.
Since every person is motivated by something different, money
may not work for every child. Some people have motivation from
within or intrinsically. These people do not often need rewards
or encouragement to keep them motivated to complete or finish
a task. They have the mind set to succeed. Others are extrinsically
motivated, or need outside forces to keep them interested in
completing a chore or tasks. These are the people that need
a lot of encouragement, rewards or praise in order to stay
motivated to complete a task. Kids are no different and money
may or may not work for all children.
Using
money to motivate children can work if the parent chooses
to do it as a lesson. You can teach your children about saving,
giving and spending. Parents can also give money to their children
and teach them about banking and saving their money. Before
you decide to use money to get your child to make good grades
or to keep their room clean, think about a system and stick
to it each and every time. Maybe think about giving a weekly
allowance or taking away money for lower than expected grades.
In addition, money is a great motivator when that is taken
away as a punishment for not doing what is expected of them
In addition, using money as a motivator helps kids build up
self-esteem when they can look and see the progress that they
have made. Money is a great learning lesson and parents that
use that as a reward can combine it with lessons that kids
can use for a lifetime.
Those who feel that money should not be used as a motivator
say that children should not be taught to work for materialistic
things and that they should be taught to be motivated from
within. They believe that parents should teach their children
to feel successful without money and that money cannot teach
them to be proud of their accomplishments. Parents who feel
that money should not be used to motivate children also believe
that children should learn to what their values are without
money. They should learn that money does not define worth and
that things like caring, giving and their work ethic are more
important than what they can earn. Parents that feel that money
should not be used as a motivator may use other reward techniques.
These techniques might include praise, encouragement and other
forms of reward such as hanging a good paper on the wall, taking
the child to dinner, or even taking the child to the movie.
While no one can say what will or will not work for your child,
it is best that a parent understand what makes his or her child
motivated. Money can work, but it can also motivate children
to do things for the wrong reasons. Using money to motivate
your child might best be used in addition with teaching your
child about the rewards of being motivated by intrinsic reasons,
such as pride.
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