happy child shows good grades: what must you do if you were a parent?

I feel proud of my child, of course! Coz he has given his best, then he deserves something as a reward. My youngest son is the achiever among his siblings. And he has maintained in the top of his class since he was in nursery. So, I'd often treat him at his favorite restaurant or just anywhere he wanted to go.

As a parent I think you should treat the child to something good. Maybe a day out, or buy him something. In my child hood I am use to getting good grades and to be honest, I hated when people know. I don't like praises. I would be happy to get a trophy or award to show that I have achieved something but I don't like when people start to show excitement. I guess I am a little reserved if you may ask. But this is me. I hate hoping to receive a present or such. Through most of my life, my parents only know my major achievements, The ones I couldn't hide. The ones that might come in the newspaper or on the notice board, or a letter to my parents directly. What I am trying to say is that everybody is different and you dont want to break out your child into thinking he will always get something for his good achievements. What might happen then is that he start to think if you dont have anything to treat him, then it doesn't make sense he does anything good. So once in a while you can treat him, but dont make it an habit. That is how I see it.