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Kids Don’t Need Praise. But They Do Need This Instead.

June 14, 2017 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

When your kid does something you are happy about, what do you say to him or her? Do you say, “Good girl!!! Good boy!!!”? Do you say, “Good following directions!” or “You are such a good listener!”? I know for me, some of those responses can be automatic. Why do we say these things to […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: dependence, encouragement, independence, positive discipline, praise, self esteem

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