This morning I was standing at downstairs and shouting to Dean and Sophia upstairs. I was asking them to come downstairs for Chinese lessons. Sophia came first, so I told her to have some strawberries and blue berries while waiting for Dean. However, Dean was attracted by the Furby, and did not want to go downstairs.

I sent Sophia to let Dean know that I would spank him if he did not come downstairs immediately.

But Sophia had her objection. She said, “I am going to treat him. I’ll say – do you want to have some strawberries or blue berries downstairs.”

I was a little surprised for a little girl to know that encouragement works better than punishment. So I agreed to her.

However sadly, neither the strawberries nor blue berries were good incentives that did not attract Dean to walk away from the Furby. At last, I had to go upstairs and got Dean downstairs (without spanking). But the result was not important in such a case.