«Help, do I have to reward my daughter for good grades?»

One question - three opinions
Our daughter, 10, is in the 4th grade. At the last parents' evening, her teacher told us that she recommends rewarding the children for good grades - with money. I am a single parent, have to turn over every franc and take a critical view of this. What do you think?

This is what our team of experts says:

Our team of experts:
Stefanie Rietzler is a psychologist, author
("Geborgen, mutig, frei", "Clever lernen") and runs the Academy for Learning Coaching in Zurich. www.mit-kindern-lernen.ch
Nicole Althaus, 51, is editor-in-chief of magazines and a member of the editorial board of "NZZ am Sonntag", columnist and author. She initiated and managed the mum blog on tagesanzeiger.ch and was editor-in-chief of "wir eltern". Nicole Althaus is the mother of two children aged 20 and 16.
Peter Schneider, 62, is a columnist, satirist, psychoanalyst, private lecturer in clinical psychology at the University of Zurich and visiting professor for the history and scientific theory of psychoanalysis in Berlin.

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