Results: How to Motivate your child
1.
1.
Would you give your child an incentive to do better in school? Yes
67%
•
752 votes
No
16%
•
183 votes
Undecided
17%
•
192 votes
2.
2.
What type of incentive would you give? Money
36%
•
409 votes
Material Goods (Toys, Games, Books, etc.)
39%
•
444 votes
Outings ( taking them out for an activity or a treat)
59%
•
666 votes
Other (please specify)
10%
•
111 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| n/a | 1.17% | 19 |
| na | 0.92% | 15 |
| none | 0.92% | 15 |
| 0.74% | 12 | |
| nothing | 0.31% | 5 |
| not sure | 0.12% | 2 |
| car | 0.12% | 2 |
| n | 0.12% | 2 |
| all the above | 0.06% | 1 |
| allow them to choose and participate in activities in which they're interested,e.g., sports, music lessons. | 0.06% | 1 |
| not applicable | 0.06% | 1 |
| puppys | 0.06% | 1 |
| nothing. won't use bribery | 0.06% | 1 |
| all of the above | 0.06% | 1 |
| it depends. | 0.06% | 1 |
| depends on the child! | 0.06% | 1 |
| depends on the kid | 0.06% | 1 |
| would not give | 0.06% | 1 |
| any of the above | 0.06% | 1 |
| other | 0.06% | 1 |
| i would discuss with him that school is a part of life, that everyone has to do it, and to try to look at it more positively | 0.06% | 1 |
| it depends on the age. | 0.06% | 1 |
| would not/not a parent | 0.06% | 1 |
| undecided | 0.06% | 1 |
| ? | 0.06% | 1 |
| nothing. high school doesn't matter, if it's college, don't pay their tuition. | 0.06% | 1 |
| no incentive | 0.06% | 1 |
| i homeschool, when they do well they get stickers or bookmarks or something similar | 0.06% | 1 |
| don't know. | 0.06% | 1 |
| not sue, no kids | 0.06% | 1 |
| needs an n/a for those of us with no kids. | 0.06% | 1 |
| would depend on age | 0.06% | 1 |
| a future | 0.06% | 1 |
| encouragement | 0.06% | 1 |
| i don't know | 0.06% | 1 |
| lecture them on their future w/o education | 0.06% | 1 |
| the incentive is to learn there are other ways to study and get to where you need to | 0.06% | 1 |
| hug | 0.06% | 1 |
| no children | 0.06% | 1 |
| their choice of the above | 0.06% | 1 |
| we use a point system | 0.06% | 1 |
| i wouldn't. you need a n/a choice here. | 0.06% | 1 |
| néa | 0.06% | 1 |
| a points-based system where they could trade points for skipping chores, extra video game time, etc | 0.06% | 1 |
| something they are willing to work for to get | 0.06% | 1 |
| why reward them, kids hardly attend school as it is nowadays. | 0.06% | 1 |
| i do it in reverse, they have to meet a standard as not lose priviledges | 0.06% | 1 |
3.
3.
If you have given your child an incentive to do better in school, did you see an improvement overall in grades? Yes
33%
•
373 votes
No
9%
•
106 votes
Undecided
10%
•
109 votes
Not Applicable
48%
•
539 votes
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