Episode 139 - Unconditional parenting, part three

In this episode I cover Chapter Two: Giving And Withholding Love in the book Unconditional Parenting: Moving From Rewards And Punishments To Love And Reason by Alfie Kohnhttp://www.unconditionalparenting.com/up/Time out from positive reinforcement is a widespread form of love withdrawalMaking children suffer in order to get different behavior from them begets more of itself, and it definitely prepares them for the coercive world of statismThe Condition Of Modern Psychology (explicating many of the ills of behaviorism and lack of philosophical understanding)http://www.logicallearning.net/libconditionofps.htmlMy Years with Ayn Rand - A powerful myth-shattering memoir about one of the twentieth century's most controversial figureshttp://www.nathanielbranden.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21_25&products_id=29Rewards are largely ineffective at improving the quality of people's work and learning, and like punishments, they have many harmful resultsIntrinsic motivation, wanting to do something for its own sake, is fundamentally different than extrinsic motivation, doing something in order to get something else (reward) or avoid something else (punishment); both punishments and rewards are extrinsic motivators, which in turn sabotage intrinsic motivation and beget extrinsically motivated peopleHelpful and comprehensive psychotherapeutic workbook: The Art Of Self-Discoveryhttp://www.nathanielbranden.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21_23&products_id=38Feel free to contact me for a counseling session at [email protected]://happinesscounseling.combumper music "Justify My Love" by trance[]controlhttp://www.trancecontrol.com/ to comment, please go to http://completeliberty.com/magazine/category/91697