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How the Simple “Law of Reciprocity” Can Make You a Better Parent
Have you heard of the “Law of Reciprocity”?
Social psychologists explain this as our deep-rooted psychological need to do something nice in return for someone doing something nice for us.
Businesses use this heavily to persuade us to part with our money in all sorts of ways—for instance, waiters know that if they smile and chat us up when they hand us the check, we are more likely to leave a bigger tip!
The question is, can we use this principle in parenting? If we did, would it be selfish and manipulative? And what would be the most effective way to use it?
These are some of the questions addressed beautifully for us by Sunita Ramkumar in our article today. It is a fascinating read and I'm sure you will have several wow moments just as I did. Here, take a look -
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