During the education of the child and adolescent, parents must be attentive to praise the effort that the child has made to try to learn something new, because praising only good results can make him show only interest in what he has mastered, stopping when is facing a new challenge.
This is because praising only success makes the child afraid to try more difficult activities, which he has not yet mastered, for fear of failing and receiving no praise.
This can be reflected when the child only receives praise when he does the ballet choreography, but does not achieve good results in music classes, for example. If parents only emphasize how good she is at ballet, she will think she will never be good at music lessons, becoming demotivated and losing interest in these classes.
Thus, the ideal is to praise your effort to try to learn, as this will keep you motivated to face new challenges and develop new skills, becoming a more uninhibited and more confident child.
How to praise your child to be more confident
To praise your child so that he is more confident, try some simple actions on a daily basis, such as saying: Very well, you are trying and you have come this far. Now let's see if you can get there.
When reading a book, for example, the child should be praised for the effort to learn to read and for the time invested in this activity, instead of praising him for having reached the end of the book and knowing how to tell the whole story read in detail.
The same kind of praise should be given in relation to grades in school, the sport practiced and the small skills of everyday life, such as dressing alone, tidying up the room or eating fruits and vegetables, for example.
The important thing is to give small praise during the step by step and if the child is sad for not reaching the final goal, say: Very well! That's good for today, you've done what you could and it's really very difficult to get here. Now let's see if we can do more tomorrow.
How to praise behavior
In addition to the activities your child does, it is also important to praise his good behavior. Thus, to stimulate education and personal growth, the family must praise when the child is kind and polite to someone, when it is generous or when it favors others over itself.
Another important point is to praise when she accepts a “no” without having a tantrum or crying, to understand that “no” is part of life and must be faced in a mature way.
How to gift an achievement
It is common for parents to give sweets, toys or trips to the cinema after their child has conquered, but this should not become routine, as the child must learn to face the challenges for his own growth, and not just to win a new gift.
Reinforcing an attitude with rewards is a good way to stimulate the child, but both the gift and the praise must be given only in the face of real achievement, when the child really had to strive for a good result. What you can do to value each achievement is to verbalize your joy at your child's effort, with a smile and a hug so that he realizes that more important than those present is the presence of loved ones around us.
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