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Carrots & Sticks - Why punishments do not work

January 14, 2023 • Dandelion Training • Season 4 • Episode 1

Have you ever noticed that punishments do not work? That children just continue to repeat the behaviours, and everyone just becomes more and more frustrated? This episode, we look at carrot and stick approaches to behaviour and why they simply do not work for most children - and in some cases send everything backwards!

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