Did you know that HOW you give praise and feedback makes a difference to your child´s self-esteem and learning?
When giving praise or positive feedback to your child, provide specific details about what you liked or admired. Saying "good girl" doesn´t help your daughter understand what you valued about her behavior or choices. Instead, saying, "I really admired how you stood up for your friend" lets her identify a positive choice/behavior she made in a way that increases her understanding of who she is and makes her likely to repeat the choice/behavior. In addition, asking your daughter to evaluate her own choices/behaviors (ex: "How do feel about doing well on that test after you studied hard?") helps her to internalize both her motivation and good thinking rather than rely on others´ assessments of her actions.
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