Parental praise can be harmful to a child if it uses stock words and phrases.
According to experts, there is one common parental phrase that really needs to be forgotten as useless and harmful.
How not to praise a child
There is an opinion that by repeating the same phrase “you’re great” at every appropriate opportunity, parents will achieve nothing.
Such empty boasting will not help a developing personality to reveal all of its qualities, and in terms of accumulating experience it is absolutely useless.
Moreover, in the long term, the relationship may be damaged.
How to Praise Children Correctly
At the very least, you need to show interest. And if you lack imagination, you can learn much more sophisticated phrases.
First, you can ask how the child managed to achieve such results.
Secondly, you can compliment that it was the best decision and that the child can be called independent.
Thirdly, don’t be shy about thanking your child for their help and admit that you yourself couldn’t have thought of this.
Of course, the crowning glory can be recognition that you are proud of your child's achievements.
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