She does much better with rewards for good behavior rather than threats or punishment for bad behavior. Which, honestly, at age 17, having to pat her on the back for doing anything seems absurd to me. But she does respond well to it. However, if you look at it, as adults, we tend to work harder if we know we are close to getting a raise, change jobs/fields for higher income, put more effort in ourselves, house, and vehicles if others make nice comments about how we or they look. So, technically, us adults have better behaviors and do the things we are supposed to do with a bit more effort when we are getting patted on the back as well.

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