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David J Hawes

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Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Sydney

Rewarding a child with ice cream for eating vegetables teaches a child certain things about vegetables, ice cream, and behaviour. from www.shutterstock.com

October 15, 2018

Should we use food as a reward for kids? We asked five experts

Alexandra Hansen, The Conversation

Five out of five experts said we shouldn’t reward kids with food. But for very different reasons.

Children can become more and more skilled in the art of oppositional behaviour, and increasingly harder to discipline. Suzanne Tucker/Shutterstock

April 29, 2018

Evidence‑based parenting: how to deal with aggression, tantrums and defiance

David J Hawes, University of Sydney

Some children’s tantrums, irritability and defiance well exceed that typically found in healthy children of the same age. This can be overwhelming for parents, especially as children grow.

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