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Each week we will be sharing a tip from our school psychologist, Mrs. Rollins.

Let’s Establish Some Healthy Habits:

Strategy 3: Rewards

This strategy seems like a no-brainer. We do rewards all the time for accomplishments to mark our good work, but when trying to make something a habit a physical or extrinsic reward may do the opposite, because it suggests to our minds that this reward marks the end of that behavior. Effective rewards in forming long-lasting habits work in two ways: they are tied to intrinsic feelings (i.e. this object reminds me of how good it feels to keep my habit) or it contributes to continuing your habit.

For example, if you are trying to get a student to write more in class and they met a short-term goal you had for them, you could give them a special pencil that had their favorite superhero/Disney princess/book character on it. Now every time they write, they are reminded of how hard they work on this skill and they are excited to write more. Maybe you have a student or a friend who had a goal to read more, then their reward for increasing this habit is access to a desired book which keeps their reading habit going.

EmpowerU Education Building Resilience https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CaRNzpvles

Why We Shouldn’t Reward Ourselves for Good Habits–With One Exception

This tip is posted on Mrs. Rollins’s door, along with some pictures. Students can see this tip anytime they walk through the office.

Tip de Psychologie de la semana

Cada semana compartiremos un consejo de nuestra psicóloga escolar, la Sra. Rollins.

Establezcamos algunos hábitos saludables:

Estrategia 3: Recompensas

Esta estrategia parece una obviedad. Siempre recompensamos los logros para marcar nuestro buen trabajo, pero cuando intentamos convertir algo en un hábito, una recompensa física o extrínseca puede hacer lo contrario, porque sugiere a nuestra mente que esta recompensa marca el final de ese comportamiento. Las recompensas efectivas en la formación de hábitos duraderos funcionan de dos maneras: están vinculadas a sentimientos intrínsecos (es decir, este objeto me recuerda lo bien que se siente mantener mi hábito) o contribuye a continuar con su hábito.

Por ejemplo, si estás tratando de que un estudiante escriba más en clase y cumplió con una meta a corto plazo que tenías para él, puedes darle un lápiz especial que tenga su personaje favorito de superhéroe / princesa de Disney / libro. Ahora, cada vez que escriben, se les recuerda lo duro que trabajan en esta habilidad y están emocionados de escribir más. Tal vez tenga un estudiante o un amigo que tenía el objetivo de leer más, entonces su recompensa por aumentar este hábito es el acceso a un libro deseado que mantiene su hábito de lectura.

EmpowerU Education Fomento de la resiliencia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CaRNzpvles

Why We Shouldn’t Reward Ourselves for Good Habits–With One Exception

Este consejo está publicado en la puerta de la Sra. Rollins, junto con algunas fotos. Los estudiantes pueden ver este consejo en cualquier momento que pasen por la oficina.

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