Further Examination of "Accomplishment is its Own Reward"

After posting "Accomplishment is its Own Reward" on January 3rd, I have found further backing and support of the fact that children are encouraged by a simple act of approval.

In the article "How a Child Thinks Regarding Moral Issues"**, Don Alexander explains that children need approval and encouraging movements to push them on to more challenging issues. "Six year old children experience personal feelings of success and achievement through movement," he says. "As for all children, they enjoy positive rewards and congratulations...smiles and thumbs ups encourage them to try even harder at any given task!"

A simple "good job" is all it takes for satisfaction. There need be no money or prizes as rewards. We adults should take simple gratifications to heart, and with those gratifications alone encouraging us to work just as hard (if not harder) on the next job we do.

Keep a simple naivete. Naivete is Bliss.

**Alexander, Don. "How A Child Thinks Regarding Moral Issues." How A Child Thinks Regarding Moral Issues. 10 Aug. 2007. EzineArticles.com. 3 Nov. 2009. http://ezinearticles.com/?id=682443.