By punishing the child, he/she won’t learn the correct behavior, but instead, learn what they cannot do. Punishment is usually out of anger. With positive reinforcement, the child will continue the desired behavior to increase their chances of obtaining a reward. This will teach the child what he/she should be doing. The child will not want to do something that will not yield rewards. Negative reinforcement will teach the child both what to do and what not to do by allowing the child to see the consequence of doing the wrong thing and seeing the importance of doing the right thing. The child will then continue to do the “learned” right thing in order to not be put in an uncomfortable situation. When the child is punished, the child will revert to doing the wrong thing, however, in secret. The child will find more ways to hide what he/she is doing so he/she will not be
By punishing the child, he/she won’t learn the correct behavior, but instead, learn what they cannot do. Punishment is usually out of anger. With positive reinforcement, the child will continue the desired behavior to increase their chances of obtaining a reward. This will teach the child what he/she should be doing. The child will not want to do something that will not yield rewards. Negative reinforcement will teach the child both what to do and what not to do by allowing the child to see the consequence of doing the wrong thing and seeing the importance of doing the right thing. The child will then continue to do the “learned” right thing in order to not be put in an uncomfortable situation. When the child is punished, the child will revert to doing the wrong thing, however, in secret. The child will find more ways to hide what he/she is doing so he/she will not be