(CNN) -- The more your child's elementary school teacher uses praise instead of punishment, the more your child will stay focused on their schoolwork and lessons in the classroom, according to a new ...

Further, teachers often expect that by middle school, kids are old enough to behave without being coddled. As a result, positive reinforcement techniques widely used in elementary school are often ...

(CNN) – The more your child’s elementary school teacher uses praise instead of punishment, the more your child will stay focused on their schoolwork and lessons in the classroom, according to a new ...

Praising students as opposed to reprimanding them in the classroom can help teachers see improved focus and behavior, according to new research Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at ...