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Old 10-17-2013, 12:07 PM
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Sometimes the promise of a reward works better than a punishment. I told my daughter she had to have a B average to get a driver's license at age 16; an A average to get a car. It didn't work for her (she's very much a NOW child). Sometimes incentives work.
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