I reward Kel for doing painful things to herself, she’s clearly earned a motivation carrot. I might not have communicated clearly that she was earning a *literal* carrot. Turns out, they leave great welts! The sticks come later, but I do eventually give her actual rewards with a vibrator…
The Clever Idea Credit should go to my partner Paige, who saw this Foxtrot comic, showed it to me, then said “no really, you could build a scene around that!”