The Absolute Best Way To Praise Your Child

When praising children we should avoid using evaluative praise, “good boy”, good job” or “your the best.”

We should use descriptive praise, which has 3 components:

1. Describe what you see

2. Describe how it made you feel

3. Sum up the behavior in a word

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Adapted From:
Faber, A., Mazlish, E. (1999). How To Talk So Kids Will Listen. NY: Harper Collins.
Faber, A., Anstine Templeton, R., Mazlish, E., Nyberg, L. (1996). How To Talk So Kids Can Learn At Home and In School. NY: Simon Schuster.