According to research done by Miller and his colleagues (1975), if you want young children to put trash in wastebaskets, you should repeatedly

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Congratulating children for their behavior reinforces the behavior and increases the likelihood that they will repeat it in the future. Punishing them for not doing it may result in negative associations with the behavior, and simply telling them to be neat and tidy or that littering is bad may not provide a positive reinforcement for the desired behavior.

According to Research Done by Miller and His Colleagues (1975)