In my opinion I don't see anything wrong with a little bribery here. The OP says he hates bribery, so it's not as though it's leaching into other behaviours. If you bribe them there is a chance they'll see if they can elicit a bribe elsewhere (kids are basically raptors testing the fences). Once they realize it doesn't work that way they move on pretty quickly. People get quite worried about reinforcement, but it's important to keep in mind it works both ways.
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