Yes, if you reframe the rewards as helpful tools in shaping behaviour, in order to create good work habits...it helps philosophically.
Also, it just makes DS happy if I think of something nice, or yummy, as a reward. It stops the whining instantly and gives him a boost of energy which sometimes leads to him finishing much more than I had suggested to earn the reward.
After all, I still have to do this for myself, to stop myself from doodling, daydreaming, procrastinating...just how do other people manage to get through 8 or 9 hours of constant boring work without being able to think a thought for themselves? I still can't do it. We shouldn't ask it of ten year olds, really.

Last edited by Tigerle; 08/22/14 03:34 AM.